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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 71773
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond in Calcite with Dolomite
Locality:Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Lustrous transparent 30 mm Herkimer Diamond, the doubly-terminated variety of quartz from around Herkimer region, in translucent yellow calcite with minor pale-pink dolomite crystals. The bottom end of the Herkimer Diamond contacted the cavity wall. From my personal collection; collected in 1994
Overall Size:8x7x5.5 cm
Crystals:30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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