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Beryl from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
06579440017272023942569.jpg
Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
00866470017411397134974.jpg
Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
05827080017362918135304.jpg
Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
06918930017272023908069.jpg
Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Common green beryl mostly in the wall zone. crystals up to 1 foot long by 6 inches thick in the eastern pegmatite.
Habit:Habits include the 18-sided prism form comprised of the primary, secondary and tertiary prisms (large pale aquamarine, opaque crystal purchased directly from Mr. Walden in the mid-1980's by C. Lemanski, Jr.)
Colour:pale green to yellow.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite14
- var Cleavelandite8
Lepidolite6
Elbaite5
Annite4
Quartz4
Muscovite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37391:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBordonaro Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAppletree Lane, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 1, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 2, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘCase Prospect No. 4, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 3, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Lemanski, Chet Jr. (n.d.) Personal communication.
Barton and Goldsmith (1968)
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:443-449
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:595-600
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569
 
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