THE rare ‘ballas’ form of natural diamond is referred to occasionally in the literature. Ballas diamonds have been described by various authors as follows : (1) “Dense, globular aggregates of small, radially disposed diamond crystals”1 ; (2) “… a very hard, tough, globular mass of diamond crystals radiating from a common center”2; (3) “… a rare form of natural diamond with radial symmetry composed of apparently spherically grown layers …”3; (4) “Radial stalk-like formation of diamond crystals, or irregular growths of multiple crystals”4.