Chert Pebble Breccia, Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas


Model Description

Chert Pebble Breccia cemented with kimberlitic lava from Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas. Chert pebbles are fractured, probably from the explosive force of the kiberlite lava eruption.

Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only kimberlite pipe on Earth where the general public can search for diamonds. Collected in 2006.

Scanned by Dr. Franek Hasiuk at the GeoFabLab (Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University) from the original specimen.

Scanned with the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner set on "Dark."

Submitted by: Franek Hasiuk, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University

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