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am mizunaka
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Calcite included with needles of marcasite.
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Calcite with Dolomite
Benchmark Quarry, St Johnsville, Montgomery Co., New York
4.5 x 5 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2012 14:24 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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A new addition
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Uvite
Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.5 × 3.2 cm.
Mined about 1959
Former collection of Folch duplicates
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NYFineMineralExchange
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Location: Little Falls, NY
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2012 22:00 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Herkimer Diamonds with Metal inclusions such as Marcasite and Pyrite are very rare. Amongst these crystals it is even rarer to find Pyrite and the Rarest to find Fully Formed Pyrite Cubes. These almost never occur, and even if you know where to look you can go years without finding one, Marcasite, while still rare is more common.
This specimen features Fully Formed, Bright Gold Pyrite Cubes, completely encased within a floater of radiant gem quality, Herkimer Quartz, This makes for quite the combination aesthetically.
You can gaze into this HUGE gem for hours and never see it all. Its likes its own universe inside thishuge jewek. The quartz is RADIANT and FLAWLESS so you can really see this intricate details of this Marcasite/Pyrite City! Not a fracture to throw it off. The Quartz preserved this delicate metal for 500 million years and now we can still gaze at it in its origional splendor.
In addition to all the goodness mentioned there are also two Calcite crystals on this specimen, which make it even more rare and "collectable". One of these crystals is actually BELOW the surface of the Quartz due to a divet created by the marcasite!!!
There is a geologialy important moment, crystalized. I envision this GEM forming in a split second, the Pyrite Cubes seem to be "birthing" and crystaling as they emerge from the marcasite. Somehow this occurance was encased with the Herkimer Quartz.
A truely Unique and breathtaking specimen from good ol' NY state :)
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Quartz (Herkimer) with Marcasite and Pyrite Cube Inclusions / Calcite
St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA
41x31x24 in mm
126 Carats
Once in a Lifetime Crystal!! |
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NYFineMineralExchange
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Location: Little Falls, NY
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2012 22:12 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Classic American Locality - Not much available from this location. I had to hunt this one down and harvest it from the Earth myself in order to get a good specimen from Kingston, NY :) Well worth the effort as I hit a good sized pocket while there, now I can share and help fill gaps in other collections.
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Quartz / Calcite on Matrix
Kingston (Old Quarry along the Hudson), New York, USA
58x47x17 mm.
Pristine Specimen / No Damage |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 22, 2012 02:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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A classic quartz from NY:
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Quartz
Crystal Grove Diamond Mine, St Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Specimen width 50 mm |
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vic rzonca
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Location: MA
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2012 17:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Quartz from Fonda, New York.
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Natural quartz sphere with crystal faces
Fonda, Mohawk Township, Montgomery Co., New York, USA
2 cm. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 14, 2013 20:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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A group of blocky celestine crystals to 1.5 cm on a bed of calcite. High resolution version here: https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0581971001363311407.jpg
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Celestine, Calcite
Route 13 roadcut, Chittenango Falls, Madison Co., New York, USA
6.4 x 5.3 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2013 01:58 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Quartz, Calcite
Treasure Mountain, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
4.0 x 3.6 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Sep 22, 2013 01:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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High Resolution Version here: https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0866009001379831176.jpg
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Quartz included with Pyrite
Benchmark Quarry, St Johnsville, Montgomery Co., New York, USA
3.2 x 3.5 cm |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Sep 22, 2013 03:38 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Very interesting!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 03, 2013 03:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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High Resolution Version Here: https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0559503001380787849.jpg
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Fluorite
Penfield Quarry, Penfield, Monroe Co., New York, USA
3.2 x 3.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2013 18:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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Quartz, Calcite
Benchmark Quarry, St Johnsville, Montgomery Co., New York
5.4 x 1.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2013 03:04 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York |
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High Resolution Version: https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0290125001382342318.jpg
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Quartz
Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
4.5 x 1.5 cm |
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