AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 35029 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Two Herkimer Diamonds (transparent doubly-terminated quartz crystals) intergrown at nearly right angles. The old label incorrectly calls these twins - they are not twinned. One crystal is chipped on the corner and incomplete on the lower end. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s |
Overall Size: | 4.5x3x2 cm |
Crystals: | 4 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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