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Beryl var. Aquamarine from Long Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine from Long Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Long Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 61482
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine
Locality:Long Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Two segments of a hexagonal aquamarine crystal, the blue-green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with gray quartz between the segments. The aquamarine crystal fractured after crystallizing, but was frozen in the surrounding quartz.
Overall Size:4x1x1 cm
Crystals:18-20 mm segments
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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