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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion) from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 77367
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond (with fluid-solid bubble inclusion)
Locality:Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond quartz crystal, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from the Herkimer region, that has a small included cavity filled with fluid (water) and solid (hydrocarbon). The Herkimer Diamond crystal has two contacts. Collected 11-12 June 1994
Overall Size:20x11x7 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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