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kosmomar
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black diamond?

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I have this very impressive black stone can sobody check if
it's a black diamond?
Thank you!
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No, definitely not. The glassy conchoidal fracture suggests it is glass, likely industrial slag of some sort.
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Re: black diamond?

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Yep, I concur.
Glass, most probably manufactured slag, with a very remote possibility that it could be obsidian.

Not a diamond!
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Re: black diamond?

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Thank you very much for your opinions!
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