AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 46761 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Two parallel Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety quartz crystals from the Herkimer region of New York, with several smaller crystals on the bottom where it was attached to matrix. The many internal fractures produce colorful rainbow interferences. Collected by A. Wright in 1995 |
Overall Size: | 9x6x5 cm |
Crystals: | 20-70 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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