Nearly 500 million years ago, beneath a shallow sea on a supercontinent called Pannotia, acidic water hollowed out portions of solid bedrock. Warming temperatures in the small cavities created the ideal conditions for silicon and oxygen elements to bind, forming clear quartz crystal. Thousands of millennia later, workers quarrying that same bedrock, now located in Herkimer County, New York, discovered the crystals and dubbed them “diamonds” for their exceptional clarity.
Herkimer diamonds emerge from the ground as though ancient craftsmen already spent hours shaping them. Eighteen natural facets catch and reflect light with diamond-like intensity, six forming a central body and six on each end that narrow to a point.
The double points make Herkimer diamonds the most powerful of all the quartz crystals. With one end as a receiver and the other a transmitter of spiritual energies, this form of rock crystal is a natural amplifier. A Herkimer diamond’s brilliant sparkle parallels its ability to bring light and clarity to any situation. As the Stone of Attunement, it allows one to focus and develop greater insight on people, environments, and one’s own inner being. A Herkimer diamond will shine in a source of natural light and bring a new awareness to those in its presence.