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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 80886
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite
Locality:Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York
Description:Lustrous 20 mm transparent Herkimer Diamond quartz crystal, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from the Herkimer region, in a cavity lined with translucent gray calcite and rhombic gray dolomite crystals to 2 mm. Ex. Miller #M3199; collected in 2011
Overall Size:9.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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