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Suggested Research:
 
Exploring a Hypothosis
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Suggested Research
Projects
There are other ideas people have about how Herkimer diamonds were made.  On this website is the hypothesis the the fluids were introduced into the rock after it was made. Additional work is needed to support, or refute, this hypothesis.  Links to suggested research projects are listed below.
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Competing Stories - but Little Hard Science
In the course of science advancement it is common to have different explanations to explain how natural processes made something.  This website presents a story and has asked the community to become involved in collecting information to either support this story or refute it.  The goal is to have a story which explains all the different features we find in association with the Herkimer diamond mining district.
Updated - 03/09/2019
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