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Quartz var. Pecos Diamonds from Pecos River, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Pecos Diamonds from Pecos River, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Pecos Diamonds from Pecos River, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 78466
Mineral:Quartz var. Pecos Diamonds
Locality:Pecos River, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
Description:Cluster of lustrous translucent pink-brown Pecos Diamonds, the doubly-terminated milky quartz crystals found in the Pecos River Valley near Roswell. The Pecos Diamonds have pink color due to microscopic hematite inclusions. Collected ca. 1975
Overall Size:21x20x11 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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