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Beryl from
Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


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Beryl

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50170:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘState Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘEast Village pegmatite prospect, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘHaynes Quarry, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDanbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:13:20.
Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
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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