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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Morganite
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:up to 1 foot by 6 inches
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Morganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657264:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Morganite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Barton and Goldsmith (1968)
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:595-600
 
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