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Quartz Var Marmarosh Diamond

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Quartz Var Marmarosh Diamond

ex Dr. F. Krantz (GER)
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Description
Locality: 
Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Nice oldie from Krantz: two glass vials with cork seal filled with clear quartz crystals var Marmarosh diamonds (named for an occurrence (near "Vereczke") in the 19th century Marmarosch county in Hungary (nowadays Maramures Co., Romania, and Transcarpathian Oblast', Ukraine). Vereczke pass is today situated in Ukraine, some 100 km approx. N of Baia Mare. So i only can give Maramures / Marmarosch for sure as locality. Rare material, size is for the larger vial.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Marmarosh Diamond

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Synonym Of: 

Marmaroscher Diamanten

Hardness: 
0.0

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Best regards Roger