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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 45433
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Elongated Herkimer Diamond variety of quartz crystal 33 mm long with saddle-shaped colorless dolomite crystals to 5 mm on sulfide-rich matrix (pyrite-marcasite). The quartz crystal is internally fractured but the upper termination is water-clear.
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-33 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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