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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Hanson Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Hanson Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Hanson Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 45761
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond
Locality:Hanson Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Two parallel large glassy Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety of doubly-terminated colorless quartz from near Herkimer, NY, with minor dolomite-covered limestone matrix on the bottom. All faces are clean and lustrous. Collected by A. Wright in 1999
Overall Size:10x6x4 cm
Crystals:7-5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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