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Pecos Diamonds

A variety of Quartz
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Pecos Diamonds

De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

Pecos River Valley, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds, etc.

Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

Pecos River Valley, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds, etc.

Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
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Pecos Diamonds

Pecos River Valley, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
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About Pecos DiamondsHide

Formula:
SiO2
Colourful, doubly-terminated quartz crystals that occur in the Permian Seven Rivers Formation along the Pecos River valley in southeastern New Mexico.




Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
53425 (as Pecos Diamonds)
3337 (as Quartz)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53425:7 (as Pecos Diamonds)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)

Chemistry of Pecos DiamondsHide

Mindat Formula:
SiO2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O53.257 %
Si46.744 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Si
Elements listed:
O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Pecos DiamondsHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Pecos Diamonds associated with 'Pseudocubic Quartz'SiO2
4 photos of Pecos Diamonds associated with GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
1 photo of Pecos Diamonds associated with HematiteFe2O3

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for Pecos DiamondsHide

References for Pecos DiamondsHide

Localities for Pecos DiamondsHide

Showing 10 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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  • New Mexico
    • Chaves County
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