Discipline:

Mineral Sciences  Search this

Region:

US Northeast (NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME)  Search this

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

North America, United States, New York, Montgomery County

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes:

This specimen has two herkimer diamonds (double-terminated quartz crystals) on a shared matrix. It measures 4.1 cm x 3.5 cm at its widest points.

Number of objects in this record:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 Feb 2024

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Scientific Name:

Tectosilicate Mineral Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)

USNM Number:

EO80479

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f368fe9e-b489-4840-abd1-13e96ecc99b3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_10019487