The rugged one: a hard-rock Herkimer-diamond dig near Fonda where you swing a sledge at your own dolostone for the biggest, sharpest crystals in the region. No frills, bring heavy tools and muscle; the rock does not give them up easy, and that is why the pockets here are legend.
Herkimer “diamond”
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Other places on the map within a couple of hours.