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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds (distorted crystal) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

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
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