Herkimer diamond quartz on sterling silver.  1 1/8" long from top of wire to bottom of quartz.  Herkimer is 1/2" wide.

A double-terminated quartz that makes it have multiple “faces” that join in diamond-like patterns. Herkimer diamonds are rated seven on a 10-point hardness scale as compared to the diamond, which rates 10.  Geologists believe Herkimer diamonds began forming inside crevices in a shallow sea almost a half a billion years ago.