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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds on dolostone from Crystal Grove, Lassellsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds on dolostone from Crystal Grove, Lassellsville, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds on dolostone from Crystal Grove, Lassellsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 53700
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds on dolostone
Locality:Crystal Grove, Lassellsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Matrix specimen of Herkimer Diamonds (transparent doubly-terminated quartz crystals from New York) on one edge of dolostone matrix. Matrix specimens are rare because the quartz easily pops off the matrix during extraction. Collected ca. 1982
Overall Size:3.5x3x1 cm
Crystals:3-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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