Rhode Island Collecting Sites
Rhode Island Collecting Sites
Diamond Hill Park, Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, Rhode Island
Large Quartz Crystal Crusts
Source: John Hann
jmh@dneuro.com
Directions: On way up old ski slope, take path to right. Rocks dumped down side of hill to build ski lifts contain Quartz crystals.
Crystal sizes vary from 2-3 mm to 2-3 cm. Crust sizes vary from 25 to 500 sq. cm. Crusts are both loose and attached to matrix. Some have unidentified pink/purple coatings and inclusions.
bkeller@rockhounds.com 6/2/96
