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Beryl from
Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Beryl

Morris Dam Quarry, Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl

Morris Dam Quarry, Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl

Morris Dam Quarry, Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Habit:subhedral hexagonal elongated prisms
Colour:pale yellow to pale green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37863:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘRock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘRoebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Quarry, West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘState Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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