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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Marcasite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Marcasite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Marcasite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Marcasite and Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 37021
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Marcasite and Dolomite
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Large compound Herkimer Diamond crystal (colorless doubly-terminated quartz from upstate New York near Herkimer County) on a plate of matrix covered with white dolomite crystals to 5 mm with elongated thin metallic marcasite crystals up to 4 mm.
Overall Size:15x12x7 cm
Crystals:.5-70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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