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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 45773
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond
Locality:Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Large complete Herkimer Diamond crystal, the variety of doubly-terminated quartz crystals from near Herkimer, N.Y., with remnants of black hydrocarbon (anthraxolite) in cavities where it was attached to the pocket wall.
Overall Size:13x9x7 cm
Crystals:13 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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