How Do You Remove the Herkimer Diamonds From Rocks?

by Diamonds Direct on December 30, 2011

I just returned from Herkimer, where my family just spent the weekend diamond mining. How do you remove the diamonds from the rocks?

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organic gardener January 8, 2011 at 8:01 pm: You can put the rock in a vise; use a hammer and a chisel. Tap easily and I hope you can get the quartz out. You do know that they are not real diamonds but are quartz, don’t you? Some of these pieces are very beautiful. If the rock is large enough and someone trusts you, they might can hold it while you chisel. Hope this helps.

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