AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 69612 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond |
Locality: | Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from around Herkimer region. The Herkimer Diamond is flawed internally and it has black inclusions of hydrocarbon, called anthraxolite by local collectors. |
Overall Size: | 6x3x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 60 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved
The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property.