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Herkimer diamond (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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A double terminated quartz crystal known for its clarity and size

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[–] Plum 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The mine is open to the public, for a fee. They have tool rentals, too, if you don't have your own sledge and PPE.

[–] dantheclamman 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And they call it a mine. A MINE! Gif of gimli exclaiming about a mine

[–] Plum 2 points 3 months ago

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[–] LIFEFORM 3 points 3 months ago

Man ya gotta just casually throw up something from my home area when I'm dealing with incompetence working in the city with no idea when I can start my 4 hour drive home 😢