AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 35363 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Transparent Herkimer Diamond (doubly-terminated colorless quartz crystal) on a small fragment of matrix. Matrix specimens of Herkimer Diamonds are rare because they easily pop off during extraction. A few edges are chipped. |
Overall Size: | 20x18x10 mm |
Crystals: | 14 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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