[Jewelry making - Article 00150] - Re: [Orchid] What is a Herkimer diamond?

[Dave Sebaste]

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>       What exactly IS a Herkimer diamond? 

    Hi Doug, Herkimer diamonds are exceptionally clear quartz crystals
    from Herkimer County in New York state. They are often double
    terminated (pointed on both ends, as opposed to broken off matrix).
    Quartz crystals from other localities have also been called Herkimer
    Diamonds, but this is technically a misnomer unless they are found in
    Herkimer. 

All the best,
Dave
Dave Sebaste
Sebaste Studio and
Carolina Artisans' Gallery
Charlotte, NC (USA)
dave AT sebaste.com 
http://www.CarolinaArtisans.com 

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