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Diamond Quartz

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Diamond Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ribiers, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Perfect bright clear (hard to photograph!)and luminous diamond quartz from a jurassic septaria,with several negative crystals in inclusion. Also called sometimes  Mirabeau diamond in memory of Count Mirabeau,who tried (in XVIIIe) to pay his taxes with that sort of diamond !
The rock is covered by calcite, brown to black because hydrocarbone.
Escorted by minor white calcite and saddle-shaped ankerite crystals.It is the same material than at Remuzat, in the same quality (sometimes bigger crystals at Remuzat).
No damages.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diamond

Formula: 
C
Strunz: 
1.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
10.0
Streak: 
none

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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Postage Area Price
FRANCE <500G 7
7
EU < 500G 14.25
14.25
EUROPE OUT EU <1kg 25.55
21.40
MONDE <1kg 35.15
31.60

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