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Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit) from Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit) from Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit) from Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit) from Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit) from Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 78641
Mineral:Quartz var. Pecos Diamond (rare pseudo-cubic habit)
Locality:Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico
Description:Lustrous translucent gray Pecos Diamond, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz found in the Pecos River Valley, exhibiting rare pseudo-cubic habit, with a smaller crystal on the side. The Pecos Diamond is colored by microscopic hematite inclusions. Collected ca. 1990. See article: What’s New in Minerals in Mineralogical Record v.22 #5 (Sept.-Oct. 1991)
Overall Size:17x14x13 mm
Crystals:8-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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