{ HERKIMER DIAMOND MINES } either way you look at it they are
just like all my friends you never know just how great it feels finding one.....................
The quartz crystals nicknamed Herkimer Diamonds are from Herkimer County, New York in the United States of America. They range in size from microscopic to over six inches long and are characterized by very shiny surfaces, frequent high clarity, short, stubby bodies and double terminations. A large percentage of them are under an inch in length with excellent clarity, which is the reason they are nicknamed diamonds.
Grade AA crystals in this group are flawless to the naked eye. They are extremely rare and become more so in larger sizes. Typically used for collection and high end jewelry.
Grade A these gems have only slight flaws. They may have small attachment marks, inclusions, or fractures which do not significantly take away from the overall clarity of the diamond. These flaws should not exceed more than 5% of the total diamond. Both termination points should be present. Typically used for multiple jewelry products.
Grade B A crystal in this category should retain the general Herkimer Diamond shape. It may be cloudy from internal fractures, have large attachment marks, and / or termination point damage. The diamond should have reasonably good appearance. Typically used for diamond resale, pouches, pillows, gifts, and bell-capped jewelry. Available sizes:
Grade C Diamonds in this group will be more than 40% flawed. Missing termination points, extreme cloudiness and / or fractured sections missing are all common factors to this category.
Although there are some extremely reasonable ($10) and high end ($1000) jewelry designs, most of the selection ranges from $40 - $90 in price point.
World famous Herkimer Diamonds are beautifully doubly-terminated quartz crystals already faceted by nature. The bedrock in which the crystals are found began forming approximately half a billion years ago in a shallow Cambrian sea that lapped against the southern shores of the ancestral Adirondack Mountains. They make attractive cabinet specimens, either in groups of loose crystals, singly, or a matrix, all just as they come from the ground. The most perfect crystals are often used as display pieces in jewelry.
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