Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond)

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These quartz crystals are commonly called "Herkimer Diamonds" for their gem-like intensity, the equal of any quartz in the world. Here, from the collection of Ed David, is a pocket of crystals that really do look like a little pile of diamonds -- with a larger, if less intense, crystal in a shallow channel on the periphery of the pocket. The large crystal is around 3 cm, for scale. Matrix specimens are hard to obtain, especially with crystals of any quality. The work required to extract them is enormous!