AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 79979 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds |
Locality: | Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York |
Description: | Lustrous transparent Herkimer Diamond crystals, the variety of quartz crystals from the Herkimer region, with no dark inclusions, but has scattered internal flaws. The faces of the Herkimer diamond have microscopic crystallization patterns. Collected in 1995 |
Overall Size: | 12x8x6 mm |
Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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