Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia Meteorite set 5 billion years old

5 billion years old

This otherworldly gem is a gift from space

One of the mineral flats was etched Beryl and we were able to purchase the flat

long prismatic with twinning drill-bit terminations are very rare

It features a well-dissolved crystalline structure

Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia Meteorite set 5 billion years oldPopigai Crater Impact Diamond, this otherworldly gem is a gift from space. Millions of years ago, a meteorite struck the Earth in Northern Siberia, Russia, above the Arctic Circle. This ancient celestial event created a massive crater surrounded by diamonds, Popigai Crater, known as Russia's Crater of Diamonds. Most Popigai Crater impact diamonds are very small, 0. 5 to 2mm. This impact diamond is a micro mount, but at 5 x 4mm it's surprisingly large