AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds with hydrocarbon inclusions |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 79661 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds with hydrocarbon inclusions |
Locality: | Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Many lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety of quartz crystals from the Herkimer region, with black hydrocarbon included in the quartz. Herkimer clusters are rare because they separate during collecting. Collected in 1995 |
Overall Size: | 17x13x12 mm |
Crystals: | 1-11 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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