The Herkimer diamond is amongst the most unique members of the quartz family because of their resemblance to true diamonds, and yet they are totally quartzite in everything else. The Herkimer Diamond is so named because it was first found in Herkimer County, New York State, but they have since been uncovered in Mexico, Spain, [...]

 
Quartz crystals or silicon dioxide (SiO2) are perhaps the best known of all crystals. It is one of the most common minerals in the earth (about 12%). Our human body contains SiO2 in abundance as well, which would explain the Bible verse that says,”God created man out of the dust of the earth”.
Quartz crystallizes as [...]