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Beryl from
Mt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Beryl, etc.

Mt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Beryl, etc.

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Beryl, etc.

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Beryl, etc.

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Beryl, etc.

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Beryl, etc.

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Mt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Some gem material was recovered.
Colour:yellow to pale green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl16
Quartz16
- var Smoky Quartz1
Albite12
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series4
Microcline2
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657115:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLong-lot Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘThulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Schooner (1961)
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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