Treasure Mountain- TM
Little Falls - LF
Herkimer Diamond Mines that are Private and Closed to the Public
Herkimer Diamond Mines that are Forbidden to the Public - Against the Law!
Hanson Benchmark Quarry - HBQ
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Other Private Locations: There are other locations for which there is little available material for study.
These include Angel Gate (AG), Little Falls Farm (LFM).
HBQ is an active rock crushing quarry with a stone vertical expose of nearly 100 ft. The material
from HBQ is characterized by its lack of weathering effects - nearly pristine rock and crystals. This
lets us see some relationships that are often obscured by weathering in the other mines. In addition
the vertical exposure lets us see the vertical fracture control on the mineralization which is not so
easily seen in mines with less vertical exposure.
This quarry is probably the best place in the Herkimer Mining District to study the Herkimer diamond
mineralization sequence. A multiple year long project that combines different scientists, the
cooperation of the company (to go in and study the mine on weekends), and the help of collectors to
share photos of material, and the mine. There is much that can be done with modern science at this
quarry that can not be done elsewhere, due to the freshness of the sample and the links that can be
made to either vertical or horizontal porous rock features.
Add to study of New Yorks most famous mineral, is the study of the “Oil and Seed Crystal Theory”.
This is basically a study of the interaction between silica bearing fluids and oil bearing fluids. There
are wide reaching applications of such a study to the petroleum industry.
Treasure Mountain (also LF) has a firm footing as the best place for black stemmed Herklimer diamond
scepters - and there may be good reasons for that.
Other Mines in the District
Closed to Pubilc Access:
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“Herkimer diamond” like quartz”
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