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Herkimer "Diamond" Cluster
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Herkimer "Diamond" Cluster
Herkimer, Middle Hill, New York
"Herkimer diamonds" are beautifully doubly-terminated quartz crystals already "faceted" by nature—they are so called because of their near "adamantine" luster. The bedrock in which the crystals are found began forming approximately half a billion years ago in a shallow Cambrian sea found just south of the ancient Adirondack Mountains. The present cabinet-sized specimen is a long string of at least 12 or more conjoined crystals with very good luster. Measuring 5 1/2 x 3 x 2 in
"Herkimer diamonds" are beautifully doubly-terminated quartz crystals already "faceted" by nature—they are so called because of their near "adamantine" luster. The bedrock in which the crystals are found began forming approximately half a billion years ago in a shallow Cambrian sea found just south of the ancient Adirondack Mountains. The present cabinet-sized specimen is a long string of at least 12 or more conjoined crystals with very good luster. Measuring 5 1/2 x 3 x 2 in

