With FTIR, GIA researchers were able to identify the diamond as type IIa with no measurable nitrogen impurities. Type IIa diamonds are extremely rare among natural diamonds, especially from a source in the United States. A collector's diamond indeed.
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
Large Type IIa Diamond From Arkansas, USA
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