they say that this new mineral carmeltazite is only found in one place on earth, and that the biggest one ever found is 33.3ct well ive found 2 of these sanme exact minerals and i found them in northern baja, at the base of the elmoro volcano, in a spot where there is one cliff wall that is filled with corundum. the way i came across this new minerals name is because i found this stone that seemed to have a layer of white skin covering half of the stone. and when i went to grind off the skin using the edge of my new diamond tipped blade on my table saw, after grinding for a few seconds, plenty long enough to take off any layer of skin off any stone, i looked at the stone and there was not even the slightest bit of
change to the surface of it., i tried again same results. so i googled, is there a mineral harder than diamonds.? when the images came up of carmeltazite, they were identical to the stones id found, they even changed color from deep purple in natural light, to a pinkish color in indoor light. just like this new sapphire does.
here is an image of the stone that wouldn’t scratch even with my diamond tipped blade. notice the color change , both images are of the same stone. it weighs 52ct
i have a video of me trying to grind it with a diamond tipped blade with out even leaving a scratch. can i post a video on this post.