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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 70014
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Hydrocarbon inclusions
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Cluster of lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamonds, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from around Herkimer region, with many small dark hydrocarbon inclusions (called anthraxolite by local collectors) throughout the interior of the crystals.
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:20-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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