Fieldtrip Report:

Diamond Hill Mine,
Antreville, S.C.
Documentary Report,
Smoky Amethyst Crystals,
October 21st-November 2005

More specimen pictures:

I was examining the frosted crystal that I had cut a window in to see the phantoms when I saw this unusual play of color emitting from the crystal, I realized that the crystal had internal fractures which caused the light to refract and create the different colors:

oooohhhh , aaaaahhhhhhhhh

Following are pics of some of John D's finds from the smoky deposit, pics added 12-25-05

This is a very cool specimen that John found, it has two inclusions, one is the color prism showing in the dark crystal, the other is in the lower left crystal.

Closeup of inclusion in lower left crystal of above pic.

Closer closeup.

Johns huge smoky crystal plate.

Amethyst cluster.

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