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Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

 
Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 48693
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond
Locality:Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Nearly flawless, exceptionally transparent Herkimer Diamond, the variety of colorless doubly-terminated quartz crystals found in the Herkimer region of N.Y., with hydrocarbon inclusion and S-faces in the corners indicating this is a Dauphine-law twin.
Overall Size:21x15x13 mm
Crystals:21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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