HERKIMER DIAMOND - HOW TO BUY 💵 Out of every crystal, mineral, fossil or specemin that passes through our inventory, none garner quite as much excitement as Herkimer diamond. An American species of double terminated quartz crystal that resides in and around Herkimer County, New York, as well as the Mohawk River Valley, USA. First it needs to be pointed out that Herkimer diamonds are not really diamonds at all. They are however 0.5 degrees higher than quartz on the Moh's Hardness Scale (Quartz is comes in at a 7), making them more tough than your bog standard quartz crystals, but they are still far less tough than a conventional diamond, which sets the standard at a whopping 10 points on the Moh's Scale. It is of course possible to find double terminated quartz crystals in various places around the world. Only ones mined in Herkimer County can be sold as Herkimer diamond though - which certainly doesn't stop people trying to pull a fast one with regular quartz crystals, as genuine Herkimer diamond will always carry an elevated price tag. Or at least what is perceived to be genuine Herkimer diamond carries an elevated price tag. More often than not we have found that sellers are almost never able to produce receipts from the country of origin, which immediately sends red flags flying. The best way to avoid this trap is to buy only from trusted suppliers, direct from the U.S, or to merely quiz people about the mines or claims the pieces have originated from (make sure to cross-check what they say). Ours for example come from the 'Ace of Diamonds' mine in Herkimer County. About four hours north of New York City, 'Ace of Diamonds' is more-or-less considered the gold standard when it comes to Herkimer Crystals. Herkimer diamond form in Sedimentary Rock (rock that is formed through the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation) that started it's journey from an ancient shallow sea that recieved it's sediments from the nearby Adirondack Mountains situated north of Herkimer itself. Over the course of about 3-500 million years, large amounts of magnesium carbonate and calcium lithifying (turning to stone), helped form the Little Falls Formation (an area of Cambrian and Precambrian rock that sit precariously aloft one another). When vugs (cavities) in the sedimentary rock occured, it created ripe grow spots for Herkimer diamond. Pockets where elements were afforded somewhere to cool down and crystallize in relative isolation. Herkimers often stand apart from regular quartz crystals due to their semi-unique clarity alone; but what more easily distinguishes them from your workaday quartz crystals, is their inclusions. Windows to how the crystal formed, because these are often black hydrocarbons, pockets of water (enhydro crystals), petroleum, or gases such as carbon dioxide. The crystal is named after the county, not visa versa, but... Herkimer was named after Nicholas Herkimer; an American Revolutionary War General, killed in 1777. Leading some to refer to the Herkimer diamond as the 'Generals Jewell'. The crystals were discovered in the village of Middleville and the city of Little Falls in the dying years of the 18th century, earning them the more appropriate, if less used, title: Middleville or Little Falls diamonds. Extraction of Herkimer diamonds is extremely labour intensive, but also very delicate process. It can take hours, days or even weeks to break through the tough sedimentary rocks and into the vugs or pockets that house the crystals themselves. Pockets are often small crevasses barely big enough to host the hand patiently waiting to pluck it's fruit. #HerkimerDiamonds #CrystalCollecting #GemstoneHunting #QuartzCrystals #MineralSpecimens #CrystalEnergy #RockHounding #HerkimerJewelry #CrystalVibes #GeologyGems #NatureTreasures #CrystalMagic #SparklingStones #GemstoneLove #HerkimerTreasures #CrystalGazing #Mineral

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