Russell Family Mine

Russell Family Mine We are Bob and Wendy Russell. Gem, mountain life and adventure enthusiasts. Specializing in Herkimer 'Diamonds' from our own lil' ledge

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12/30/2025

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โœจ๐Ÿ’Žโš’๏ธ Mountain Memories โš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’Žโœจโ„๏ธโš’๏ธDecember 30, 2015โš’๏ธโ„๏ธThis one came up in today's memories for us on our family page...   ...
12/30/2025

โœจ๐Ÿ’Žโš’๏ธ Mountain Memories โš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’Žโœจ
โ„๏ธโš’๏ธDecember 30, 2015โš’๏ธโ„๏ธ
This one came up in today's memories for us on our family page...
During the end of our 2015 Season we were in a real hot zone, We had a wood stove set up in the dig, Here's a few from this shallow ledge ๐Ÿ’Ž
We also hit a pocket full of saucer size "plates" covered in micro-gems! โ„๏ธโš’๏ธโ„๏ธ

Herkimer Skeletal Quartz
Top Ledge - Big Dig Mine Beginnings
Russell Family Mine
Little Falls Herkimer Co New York
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โ„๏ธWe went exploring today after the ice storm around the mountain side, The forest was loud with the sounds of the thaw,...
12/30/2025

โ„๏ธWe went exploring today after the ice storm around the mountain side, The forest was loud with the sounds of the thaw, It was like stepping into another world! โ„๏ธ

โœจ๐Ÿ’Žโ„๏ธ The mountain has been blanketed in ice over the night! โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’Žโœจ   We experienced a huge rain storm in the early morning...
12/29/2025

โœจ๐Ÿ’Žโ„๏ธ The mountain has been blanketed in ice over the night! โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’Žโœจ
We experienced a huge rain storm in the early morning hours, Now everything is encapsulated! Currently it is very loud outside with the sounds of dripping and branches breaking! Branches are down everywhere and our poor old old lilacs are struggling beneath the weight of the ice!
Did you get the ice storm? How are you fareing? โœจโ„๏ธโœจ


๐ŸŒฟโš’๏ธMountain Memoriesโš’๏ธ๐ŸŒฟDecember 28, 2023๐Ÿถโš’๏ธ๐Ÿถ   โš’๏ธ A few winters ago it was mild enough to hit the old bottle dump, These...
12/28/2025

๐ŸŒฟโš’๏ธMountain Memoriesโš’๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ
December 28, 2023
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โš’๏ธ A few winters ago it was mild enough to hit the old bottle dump, These are the days finds...
There's mixed levels, Older 1800's and then some early 1920's - ish bottles ๐Ÿถโš’๏ธ๐Ÿถ
Like digging crystals from the mountain, We never know what can be found! ๐Ÿ’™โš’๏ธ๐Ÿถโš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

โš’๏ธ These tiny bottles were collected from the old homesteads bottle dump many years ago,   We're dusting these off from ...
12/27/2025

โš’๏ธ These tiny bottles were collected from the old homesteads bottle dump many years ago, We're dusting these off from about ten years ago, It felt like rediscovering them again โš’๏ธ๐Ÿถโš’๏ธ
We've been collecting from the old dump throughout the years, This was an older level it appears!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Really special are the two local bottles from the Hanson Laboratory in Little Falls New York!
๐Ÿ‘‰ The old violet German Pile Remedy
๐Ÿ‘‰ The old blue from Monticello Illinois
Love digging these old bottles, and love digging our local archeology, Check them out! โš’๏ธ









โš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž Mountain Memories ๐Ÿ’Žโš’๏ธDecember 23rd, 2013    Here's a sweet little cluster with some fun phantom inclusions! We love ...
12/23/2025

โš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž Mountain Memories ๐Ÿ’Žโš’๏ธ
December 23rd, 2013
Here's a sweet little cluster with some fun phantom inclusions! We love inclusions! ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿฉต

โš’๏ธ Herkimer Diamond Quartz โš’๏ธ
Top Ledge
Russell Family Mine
Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York

๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ„ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽถ    ๐Ÿ‘‰ We found this awesome shirt shopping yesterday it looks ju...
12/23/2025

๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ„ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽถ
๐Ÿ‘‰ We found this awesome shirt shopping yesterday it looks just like our Mountain Pup Rocky!
Don't you think?!

โš’๏ธ Mountain Memories โš’๏ธDecember 22nd, 2013  โš’๏ธ๐Ÿ’Žโš’๏ธ    One of our enchanting mountain Scepters!   Little Falls Quartz Scep...
12/22/2025

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December 22nd, 2013
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One of our enchanting mountain Scepters!

Little Falls Quartz Scepter
Too Ledge, Gem Mine
Russell Family Mine
Little Falls Herkimer Co New York

Question? Who loves these mind boggling Scepter formations?

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12/21/2025

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Youโ€™ve got this you absolute gem๐Ÿ’Ž

Inspo:

โœจโ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž Holy Smokes! Dive into this incredible mountain crystals skeletal growth! Phew, These were incredible, This one eve...
12/20/2025

โœจโ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž Holy Smokes! Dive into this incredible mountain crystals skeletal growth!
Phew, These were incredible, This one even had micro dolomite inclusions!!
Collected December 20th, 2014,
That year we had a wood stove set up in the dig on the top ledge! There we were into a very rich and very productive zone, Those were five gallon bucket days! Mountain Memories ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ”ฅ

Herkimer Skeletal Quartz
Top Ledge, Wood stove Dig
Russell Family Mine
Little Falls Herkimer Co New York
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Little Falls, NY
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