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The Defect-Impurity Composition of Diamond Crystals with 〈100〉 Growth Pyramids from Placers of the Krasnovishersk District, the Urals

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Abstract—The internal structure and spectroscopic features of cuboid diamonds from recent alluvial placers of the Krasnovishersk District (the Urals) have been investigated. Crystals were divided into four groups by their anatomy and spectroscopy: cuboids of the II group (according to the Yu.L. Orlov classification): cuboids with a transparent core and peripheral zone saturated with inclusions; crystals with mixed habit growth of 〈100〉 and 〈111〉 pyramids, and crystals with the sequential growth of 〈100〉 and 〈111〉 pyramids. In all studied crystals, the regenerative formation of the {111} face steps together with the formation of tetragonal pits on the cuboid surface was the last stage of growth. Local photoluminescence investigations have been carried out for all cubic diamond crystals of the Urals for the first time. It was established that luminescence bands at 926 and 933 nm are related to growth pyramids of 〈100〉 and 〈111〉, respectively. Bands with peaks at 800, 820.5, 840, 860, and 869 nm were revealed in the luminescence systems of the cuboids of II group. We note that the cuboid diamonds from different regions of the world have similar internal structures and spectroscopic features.

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Klepikov, I.V., Vasilev, E.A. & Antonov, A.V. The Defect-Impurity Composition of Diamond Crystals with 〈100〉 Growth Pyramids from Placers of the Krasnovishersk District, the Urals. Geol. Ore Deposits 62, 743–753 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107570152008005X

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