AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 79662 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds |
Locality: | Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Two lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety of quartz crystals from the Herkimer region, on a fragment of brown dolostone. Herkimer clusters are rare because they separate during collecting. Collected in 1995 |
Overall Size: | 15x9x8 mm |
Crystals: | 7-11 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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