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Calcite on Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with hydrocarbon inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Calcite on Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with hydrocarbon inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite on Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with hydrocarbon inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Calcite on Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with hydrocarbon inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 53499
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with hydrocarbon inclusions
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Pseudo-dodecahedral translucent 4 mm calcite crystal perched on the tip of the termination of a lustrous Herkimer Diamond, the variety of doubly-terminated quartz crystals from the Herkimer region of New York, with black hydrocarbon inclusions.
Overall Size:29x20x16 mm
Crystals:1-26 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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