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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 49842
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond with Dolomite
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Lustrous Herkimer Diamond variety of quartz crystal 26 mm long with saddle-shaped colorless dolomite crystals to 4 mm and contacts from sulfide-rich matrix (pyrite-marcasite) on the bottom. The quartz crystal has a few black hydrocarbon inclusions.
Overall Size:26x20x16 mm
Crystals:3-26 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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