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Chrysoberyl from
Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA


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Chrysoberyl, etc.

Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
01086690017367283913404.jpg
Chrysoberyl, etc.

Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
01086690017367283913404.jpg
Chrysoberyl, etc.

Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysoberyl
Formula:BeAl2O4
Colour:yellow to apple-green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysoberyl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97496:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysoberyl
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mines, Iron Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘSabbatus Mountain prospects, Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘPine Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘPine Hill locality, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘVerrill locality, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘWardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘConroy Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘAustin McHugh Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘNubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Chayes, Felix (1944) Occurrence of chrysoberyl at Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 29 (7-8) 320-322
Dallaire, Donald (2022) Beryllium Minerals in New Hampshire. Rocks & Minerals, 97 (3) 208-235 doi:10.1080/00357529.2022.2028096
 
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