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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds in Calcite with Dolomite, Pyrite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:	No. 80958
Mineral:	Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds in Calcite with Dolomite, Pyrite
Locality:	Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:	Lustrous transparent Herkimer diamond crystals, the variety of quartz crystal from the Herkimer, N.Y. region, to 32 mm in translucent yellow calcite with translucent gray dolomite crystals to 2 mm and patches of yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals. Ex. Miller #M3607; ex. Betts #71367; ex. Betts personal collection; collected in 1994
Overall Size:	7x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:	micro to 32 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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