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Beryl, Microcline, Apatite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl, Microcline, Apatite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl, Microcline, Apatite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 17486
Mineral:Beryl, Microcline, Apatite
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Three pale-pink beryl crystals up to 22 mm with elongated, white crystals of microcline up to 30 mm. Scattered throughout are apatite crystals that fluoresce bright yellow under UV illumination. From classic locality opened pre-1900 (now closed). Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct.
Overall Size:8x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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