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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 71369
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond on Dolomite
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Scepter-shaped formation of a 45 mm Herkimer diamond crystal, the variety of quartz crystal from the region around Herkimer, N.Y., on a smaller 15 mm Herkimer diamond on gray matrix with rhombohedral translucent gray dolomite crystals to 3 mm. From my personal collection; collected in 1994
Overall Size:6.5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-45 mm
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