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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal) from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 77129
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (distorted crystal)
Locality:Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Unusual elongated lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystal, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from the Herkimer region, with incomplete end where it was attached. The Herkimer Diamond crystal is dominated by diagonal termination faces. Collected in 1995
Overall Size:36x15x10 mm
Crystals:36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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