Quartz

This specimen features two smoky quartz prisms with scepter growths of water-clear, classic Herkimer quartz capping the tips. The sharp, transparent scepter formations beautifully contrast with the darker smoky quartz below, showcasing the exceptional clarity and form that Herkimer quartz is known for.

The specimen comes from Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York, a world-renowned locality for Herkimer "diamonds." These doubly-terminated quartz crystals, prized for their remarkable transparency and natural facets, have been collected for centuries and remain an iconic part of American mineralogy.