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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 79657
Mineral:Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds
Locality:Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Description:Lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystal, the variety of quartz crystals from the Herkimer region, with a smaller crystal on one corner, on a fragment of brown dolostone. Herkimer clusters are rare because they separate during collecting. Collected in 1995
Overall Size:20x14x14 mm
Crystals:8-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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