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Beryl var. Morganite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl var. Morganite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl var. Morganite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl var. Morganite from Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 71340
Mineral:Beryl var. Morganite
Locality:Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Doubly-terminated translucent pink morganite crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral species beryl, in quartz-albite. The morganite crystal has two prism faces and parts of both terminations visible, other areas are incomplete or in the quartz. From my personal collection #739; collected on the Boston Mineral Club field trip when the dumps were being graded during golf course construction ca. 1994
Overall Size:12x9x8 cm
Crystals:85 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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