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Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

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Calcite : CaCO3

Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

Cleavage fragment of calcite showing distinct pink and green color zoning. Measures 5cm in longest dimension.
Photo ID: 242873    View Count: 22

Multiple photos availableCalcite : CaCO3, Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2

Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

Group of greenish calcite crystals on dolostone matrix with cream colored saddle-shaped dolomite crystals. Specimen measures 11cm overall with individual calcite crystals to 5cm.
Photo ID: 242871    View Count: 14

Quartz : SiO2

Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

2.8 x 1.8 x 1.8cm symmetrical quartz crystal with excellent clarity. The dark area on the bottom of the crystal is the point where the crystal formed attached to the vug wall. It was found lying loose in the pocket bottom with other quartz crystals, calcite and dolomite crystals.
Photo ID: 242870    View Count: 17

Quartz : SiO2

Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

Large 7 x 7 x 6cm quartz crystal with multiple internal chambers and fractures, attached to a smaller crystal of much better quality. Self-collected in the mid-1990s.
Photo ID: 242874    View Count: 12

Multiple photos availableQuartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO2

Middleville quarry, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

This specimen consists of a darkly colored Quartz crystal that forms a "stalk" for a pristine, water clear "Herkimer Diamond" Quartz crystal. No damage save a small stress ding; classic Herkimer material. Specimen size is 2.37cm x 1.07cm x .97cm.
 © Jasun McAvoyPhoto ID: 254505    View Count: 21
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