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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds from Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 46735
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds
Locality:Diamond Acres (Hastings Farm), Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Sparkling cluster of Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety of transparent quartz crystals found in the Herkimer region of New York, on limestone coated with smaller quartz crystals that appear brown because the limestone color shows through from beneath Collected by A. Wright in 1992
Overall Size:4x4x2 cm
Crystals:2-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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