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With over 60 organizations and more than 7,000 years of experience represented, we are proud to represent and display the pride and heritage of upstate New York.

Herkimer Diamond Mines

The world-famous Herkimer Diamonds are beautiful double-terminated quartz crystals already faceted by nature. The bedrock in which the crystals are found began forming approximately half a billion years ago in the shallow Cambrian-age sea that lapped against the shores of the ancestral Adirondack Mountains. They were first discovered by the Mohawk and Iroquois Indians. Evidence has been found of their using the crystals as tools and weaponry. Some authorities believe that the Mohawk were known in their own language as the people of their crystals because of this.

Herkimer Diamonds make attractive cabinet specimens, either in groups of loose crystals, single or in a matrix, all just as they come from the ground. The most perfect crystals are often used as display pieces in jewelry.

Herkimer Diamond Mines in Herkimer County has been open to the public for generations to allow prospectors to dig for their own diamonds. Afterwards, you can visit Central New York's largest jewelry store, an extensive Rock & Gem Museum, and award-winning KOA Kampground, and the Crystal Chandelier Restaurant, all on site.