AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with fluid-filled cavity and moveable inclusions |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 46931 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with fluid-filled cavity and moveable inclusions |
Locality: | Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York |
Description: | Three interconnected Herkimer Diamond crystals (the doubly-terminated variety of colorless quartz crystals found in the region of Herkimer, NY) with a fluid-filled internal cavity with moveable black hydrocarbon inclusions (rare). |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x2 cm |
Crystals: | 22-45 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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