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Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 61273
Mineral:Beryl var. Morganite
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Translucent pink morganite crystal, the pink variety of the mineral species beryl. The morganite crystal is complete on five prism faces and has a basal pinacoid termination modified by secondary {1121} corner faces. The rear is incomplete.
Overall Size:6x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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