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How Herkimer Diamonds Are Mined
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Scott starts by
removing 6-10 feet of solid rock, "Overburden" of dolomitic limestone, before
getting to the layer where the large pockets of crystals are.
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This is all done by
hand, setting steel wedges in the seams and hitting them with a twelve pound
sledge hammer until the rocks splits off in layers.
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Once the overburden
is removed (an area 10 feet high x 20 feet wide x 15 feet in depth and equal to
about 50 tons of rock -- this can take 2-3 months worth of weekends), he digs.
The next step is the hardest part, what we call, "Lifting the table" rock where
the pockets are.
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This rock is very, very hard rock
which is removed in the same manner as the overburden but it takes a
lot more engery and hitting of the steel. This is where most of the
larger crystals are found. |
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Crystals
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Arkansas Quartz Crystals I
| Herkimer Diamonds I
| Herkimer Diamonds
II | Herkimer
Diamonds III | How
Herkimer Diamonds Are Mined |
Jewelry |Selenite
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