Miner Alrosa Finds Russian Doll-Type Diamond With Another Gem Inside
- Gem is small, but seen as unique in diamond mining history
- Scientists say diamond may be over 800 million years old
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Alrosa PJSC found a small, but unique diamond that has another gem moving freely inside it, resembling a traditional Russian Matryoshka doll.
The stone, found at Alrosa’s Nyurba site in Siberia, weighs just 0.62 carats, with an internal cavity of 6 cubic millimeters holding another crystal of just 0.02 carats, the miner said in a statement. It’s the first diamond of that nature to ever be found and may be more than 800 million years old, Alrosa said, citing scientists.