PICS - Wild High Yellow Diamond

[zen]

Thanks for posting the pics Honeypython
They're well taken too.
That Diamond sure is beautiful & sure is pure IMO.

"Very nice diamond, it has some rather elongated rosettes too, which if it is a pure wild diamond, would disprove the opinions I've heard that rosettes over 6-8 scales in size indicate some mixed blood or an intergrade."
Rennie, I agree that it's a rather dubious feature to use to determine whether a Diamond is pure or not
I've seen many a pure wild Diamond that's had elongate & saddled rosettes*.
Definitely not a reliable characteristic IMO.

* Saddling in pure Diamonds occurs mainly in the front part of the body. If it occurrs much futher down or all the way down it can be an indicator of impurity IMO.
Anterior lateral "pinstripes" are quite common in pure wild Diamonds too and as above, if it continues for most, if not all the way down, then its also probably an artificialX/hybrid.

[lol93]

That's a screamer! here in the UK diamonds are really expensive because they are hard to breed.

[Rennie]

zen - Unfortunately we can't see the back of it in those pics. Still a stunning diamond in my opinion, no matter what anyone says!