AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 76925 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) |
Locality: | Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystal, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from the Herkimer region, that three crystallized contacts (impressions) where other Herkimer Diamonds intersected. The crystal is distorted asymmetric form. Collected 2 September 1996 |
Overall Size: | 13x13x9 mm |
Crystals: | 13 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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