AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 56078 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Two lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamonds, the variety of quartz crystals found in the Herkimer, N.Y. region, on brown dolostone with a few minor inclusions of black hydrocarbon, locally known as anthraxolite. Excellent clarity. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #281. |
Overall Size: | 8x7x6 cm |
Crystals: | 45-70 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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