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Topaz and Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Topaz and Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Topaz and Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Topaz and Beryl var. Morganite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 17467
Mineral:Topaz and Beryl var. Morganite
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Two rare minerals from this famous gem mine: a single pink morganite beryl crystal 2 cm long frozen in quartz PLUS several colorless topaz crystals up to 15 mm. This is the first topaz specimen I have EVER seen from this location. Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct. Collected in 1946
Overall Size:7x7x4 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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