Herkimer Diamonds

Herkimer diamonds located in Herkimer New York. Herkimer diamonds are also called little falls diamonds and Middlefield diamonds and  are not real diamonds but they are double-terminated quartz in an outcrop of dolomite that means that is has two pointed ends and found in dolostone similar to limestone they are called diamonds due to the clarity and the multi faceitings. The crystals in New York were formed 500 million years ago in a shallow sea bed from sediment from the Adirondack mountains . The Native Americans knew of the crystals finding them in streams and fields thinking highly of them using them for tools and jewelry till the 1600s when they were introduced to glass beads by the Europeans. If your wondering if Herkimer diamonds have value yes they do but nothing close to a real diamond for a Herkimer diamond that is 4mm is $6 a real diamond the same size is about $1600