60 million year old diamond found while prospecting...

[Sheldon J]

WOW and I cant even find good gold....




California woman goes looking for gold, finds gold and diamond | Miami Herald

 

[Jim in Idaho]

I hope that's what it is, but I'm not convinced yet. Looks like quartz to me.
Jim

 

[walnuttree]

Yeah it looks like common quartz which i find a lot but I have never found a diamond that wasn't connected to a piece of jewelry though. 60 million years ago? A dinosaur stepped on it?

 

[Mackaydon]

Doesn't look a day over 55 million years old to me; but still hope it's a diamond.
Don..........

 

[PirateLabs]

..."she has not had it professionally tested yet..."

Isn't that like one of the first things you would do? I know I would if that is what I thought I had. Yes, it said she used a "tester" but, as with many tools I am sure there are really expensive good ones and cheap not so good ones also. I would not think she would have purchased a very good one as she is not hunting for diamonds but prospecting for gold. I doubt we will see a follow-up story to find out if it was, or was not a real diamond.

Bill