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There is a similar operation in New York, in the Herkimer Diamond mines, spend $12-15 and they give you a hammer, you go out into the rocky pits and hit some rocks and find some (almost worthless) diamonds. Fun enough as a kid.



The so-called "Herkimer Diamonds" are actually quartz crystals.




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