Quartz Gallery

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Quartz : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Exquisite scepter formation of black quartz stem 14 mm long by 4 mm thick with a cap of clear quartz variety Herkimer Diamond 14 mm long by 9 mm diameter. The black stem can be clearly seen extending into the clear cap. See article in Rocks and Minerals. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x9x6 mm. Size of individual crystals: 14 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1781 View Count: 1520
Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Transparent 1 cm quartz crystal cap on a 5 mm black quartz stem with several other quartz crystals around the base. Overall size of mineral specimen: 2x1x1 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1083 View Count: 609
Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA 9 mm crystal. P. Cristofono specimen & photo. Field collected 2001.
© 2004 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 23793 View Count: 563
Quartz : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Unusual barbell formation of black quartz stem wit clear Herkimer Diamonds on both ends and small one in the middle. No point of contact. The black stem can be clearly seen extending into the clear cap. See article in Rocks and Minerals. Overall size of mineral specimen: 38x18x12 mm. Size of individual crystals: 10-20 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1782 View Count: 535
Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA 5 mm crystal. (P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Field collected 2001.)
© 2005 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 28847 View Count: 487
Quartz : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Large scepter formation of black quartz stem 25 mm long by 1o mm thick with a cap of clear quartz variety Herkimer Diamond 25 mm long by 18 mm diameter. The black stem can be clearly seen extending into the clear cap. See article in Rocks and Minerals. Overall size of mineral specimen: 48x18x12 mm. Size of individual crystals: 25 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1783 View Count: 481
Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO₂, Dolomite : CaMg(CO₃)₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA A perfect, clear, double-terminated Herkimer quartz crystal sits upon a gray matrix with peach colored dolomite crystals. Crystal is just under 2 cm. Found at the Treasure Mountain Mine. Self-collected and in the personal collection of J. Wingard.
© J.N. Wingard	Photo ID: 14553 View Count: 453
Quartz : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Bubble in quartz with "anthraxolite". Christine Rust collection
	Photo ID: 3423 View Count: 446
Quartz (Var: Herkimer Diamond) : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Two Herkimer Quartz Crystals in a scepter formation. Crystals were originally transparent but developed minor internal fractures due to vapor pressure shortly after removal from pocket. Self-collected in 2001. Approximately 5.2 cm tall.
© J.N. Wingard	Photo ID: 16165 View Count: 445
Quartz : SiO₂
	Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA Size: 30 mm x 20 mm. (P. Cristofono specimen & photo. Field collected 2001.)
© 2003 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 14167 View Count: 369