AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 67521 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Large lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond, the variety of quartz crystal found in the Herkimer, NY region, with smoky color caused by hydrocarbon inclusions. The bottom of the Herkimer Diamond has a contact where it was formerly attached to matrix. |
Overall Size: | 6x4x3.2 cm |
Crystals: | 60 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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