Of course the Herkimer Diamonds, while stunningly beautiful and fun to find, are not really a diamond. By definition they actually are classified by geology.com as "doubly terminated quartz crystals ...

Diamond Mountain received some welcome exposure among the rockhound community when the mine and many of its heart-shaped Herkimer crystals were featured in February 2022 Rock & Gem Magazine.

You can search for diamonds at the Herkimer Diamond Mines KOA Resort, but there's still more to see in the area. Here are a few more gems to unearth when you visit this diamond-in-the-rough.

When you go to the Herkimer Diamond Mines you expect to be hammering some rocks in hopes of finding a Herkimer Diamond, but there are 40 kids that have come here for more than that. Herkimer Diamond ...