Suggested Research:
Exploring a Hypothosis
Best Website for Herkimer Diamond Information - Made Possible by Collector Donations
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This allows us to see features of commonality and difference. If you have a sample
from the Herkimer Mining District, that is unusual please send us a photo, or a
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Suggested Research
Projects
There are other ideas people
have about how Herkimer
diamonds were made. On this
website is the hypothesis the
the fluids were introduced into
the rock after it was made.
Additional work is needed to
support, or refute, this
hypothesis. Links to suggested
research projects are listed
below.
Competing Stories - but Little Hard Science
In the course of science advancement it is common to have different explanations to explain how natural processes
made something. This website presents a story and has asked the community to become involved in collecting
information to either support this story or refute it. The goal is to have a story which explains all the different
features we find in association with the Herkimer diamond mining district.
Updated - 03/09/2019
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Wilbur for the donation of 30
samples from the Fonda
region.1/05/2019 and 3/2/2019
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