Description: Certain diamonds express their presence not through size, but through the extraordinary intensity of their colour combined with the purity of their natural crystal habit. This remarkable natural Fancy Yellow diamond displays exactly that balance, uniting vivid chromatic brilliance with a compact and perfectly rounded crystalline morphology. The body colour presents a strong Fancy Yellow tone with lively golden saturation and excellent luminosity. Unlike darker or muted yellow diamonds, this specimen reveals a clean and radiant chromatic expression, allowing the colour to remain highly visible even under neutral illumination. Under direct lighting the crystal responds with a bright internal glow, producing an energetic golden appearance that becomes especially expressive during rotation. One of the most striking characteristics of this specimen is its rounded morphology. Rather than displaying elongated or irregular freeform growth, the crystal developed into an unusually compact and naturally balanced rounded structure. This gives the diamond a visually harmonious appearance while preserving entirely natural surface features and uninterrupted geological growth textures. The crystal also displays noticeable translucency. Light is able to penetrate the body of the stone, creating a soft internal diffusion that enhances depth and colour saturation simultaneously. Under transmitted or backlit lighting conditions this internal glow becomes even more pronounced, intensifying the vibrant yellow body tone and reinforcing the visual richness of the specimen. Across the surface, delicate natural growth textures remain fully preserved. Subtle crystalline relief structures interact dynamically with light, producing concentrated adamantine flashes along elevated micro planes while smoother translucent zones allow illumination to travel deeper into the crystal body. Recovered from the alluvial diamond deposits of Lunda Norte in Angola, this diamond remains completely natural, untreated and unpolished. Its vivid Fancy Yellow colour, rounded crystal habit and preserved natural surface architecture together create a refined and highly aesthetic example of coloured rough diamond crystallisation. Despite its extremely compact dimensions, the stone delivers a remarkably strong visual presence, where colour saturation, translucency and crystal balance combine into an elegant collector specimen of natural coloured diamond formation. Specifications • Weight: 0.01 g • Weight in carats: 0.05 ct • Dimensions: 2 × 2 × 2 mm • Origin: Lunda Norte, Angola • Gem material: Natural diamond • Crystal form: Natural rough crystal • Morphology: Compact naturally rounded crystal • Colour: Fancy Yellow • Colour distribution: Even throughout the body • Transparency: Translucent • Lustre: Adamantine • Surface features: Natural growth textures and crystalline relief • Condition: Natural, unpolished, untreated Notable Points: • Strong Fancy Yellow colour with vivid golden saturation and excellent luminosity. • Clean chromatic expression without noticeable brownish undertones. • Rounded crystal morphology creates an unusually balanced natural appearance. • Compact dimensions combined with high visual intensity. • Noticeable translucency allows light penetration into the crystal body. • Internal glow becomes especially expressive under transmitted lighting. • Natural growth textures preserved across the entire surface. • Delicate crystalline relief structures scatter light dynamically. • Adamantine reflections appear across elevated micro crystalline zones. • Smooth translucent areas enhance internal depth and colour richness. • Fully natural specimen without cutting or artificial treatment. • Authentic alluvial provenance from Lunda Norte, Angola, a locality renowned for coloured rough diamonds. Collector’s Interest: Fancy yellow diamonds remain among the most appreciated natural colour varieties within rough diamond collecting, particularly when the colour appears vivid and evenly distributed in untreated crystal form. Specimens displaying strong saturation combined with balanced morphology are especially desirable due to their rarity and immediate visual appeal. This example presents a particularly refined aesthetic because of its naturally rounded habit and intense golden luminosity. The combination of translucency, compact structure and preserved geological textures gives the specimen strong collector interest despite its very small size. Lapidary Potential: The vivid Fancy Yellow colour and translucent crystal body suggest that the stone could potentially retain attractive colour expression if faceting were ever considered. However, the specimen already possesses strong intrinsic collector value due to its preserved natural morphology and untouched geological surface character. Maintained in its natural state, the diamond functions as a compact yet highly expressive example of coloured diamond crystallisation, where colour, translucency and natural crystal balance remain entirely preserved. ——————- Shipping and Handling: All orders are shipped by Portuguese National Post and UPS. • Dispatch time: within 1 to 3 business days after payment confirmation to Catawiki • Transit time service: between 2 to 5 business days within europe and worldwide, depending on destination national post. • A tracking number is always provided Photography and transparency: All photographs are taken under controlled lighting conditions using a macro lens, carefully selected to present each specimen as accurately as possible. No filters, colour enhancement, or artificial saturation are applied. 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