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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 77560
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds
Locality:Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:V-shaped pair of lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystals, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from the Herkimer region, that are nearly flawless internally, with remnants of black hydrocarbon on the bottom faces where they were attached. Collected in 1995
Overall Size:14x13x6 mm
Crystals:9-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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