An Unusual Distribution of Precipitates in a Diamond

C. J. Shah and A. R. Lang
Royal Holloway College, University of London1
H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol
1Present Address: Technological Laboratory, Adenwala Road, Bombay 19, India.

Summary: The central region of a type 1 stone was found by optical and X-ray topographic examination to be densely populated with small inclusions. The X-ray studies indicated that these were precipitates formed after growth of the stone. Precipitate sizes fell into two groups, 1 µ or less, and around 5 µ. Many cases of decoration of grown-in dislocations by these precipitates were observed.

Mineralogical Magazine; September 1963 v. 33; no. 262; p. 594-599; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1963.033.262.06
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