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Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 82511
Mineral:Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions
Locality:Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Linear formation of parallel lustrous black Herkimer Diamonds, the variety of quartz from the Herkimer area, with black hydrocarbon inclusions (locally called Anthraxolite, a non-mineral name). Black Herkimer Diamonds are rare and sought by collectors. Ex. Miller collection T730; ex. E. Greene private collection QRZ-349b; collected September 1994
Overall Size:22x7x6 mm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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