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Ace of Diamonds Mine, NY

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: dolomite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Herkimer quartz in Little Falls Dolostone vugs

Established fee-dig mine in Middleville adjacent to the Herkimer Diamond Mine, widely documented.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Sharp rockHammering chips, quarry walls

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