AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 49105 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Lustrous Herkimer Diamond variety of quartz crystal with remnants of sulfide-rich matrix (pyrite-marcasite) on the bottom. The quartz crystal is internally transparent with reflective internal flaws. |
Overall Size: | 8x5.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 80 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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