imdaman55
Gold Digger
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Post by imdaman55 on Jul 1, 2014 10:17:35 GMT 10
hey everyone I found this stone in the omeo district and was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is a Herkimer Diamond?
this photo doesn't do it justice! its clear and very shiny, but also has the shape of a natural diamond
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Post by shivan on Jul 1, 2014 11:35:13 GMT 10
Not 100% what you are asking. "Herkimer Diamonds" is the name given to the doubly terminated quartz crystals found in Herkimer County, New York and surrounding areas. Not sure if the name would still apply over here.
Not sure if it is double terminated as it seems to step down as it goes back. A side on or looking down shot would help.
If you are asking if it is a diamond, the easiest way to test it would be to do a few scratch tests to check its hardness as diamonds can scratch anything (glass,steel,sapphire/ruby/conundrum)and can't be scratched themselves.
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Post by stinkypete on Jul 1, 2014 11:49:12 GMT 10
Don,t look like diamond, stuff i have seen looks like shards of glass round beechworth
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Post by goldierocks on Dec 5, 2016 22:12:42 GMT 10
why can't I see your photo?
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Post by shivan on Dec 5, 2016 22:26:36 GMT 10
G'day goldierocks good to see you here. I believe the photo may have been externally hosted and the user has deleted it, so it will not appear anymore.
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