AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Beryl var. Heliodor |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 46891 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Heliodor |
Locality: | Slocum Beryl Prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
Description: | Two segments of a translucent heliodor crystal, the yellow variety of the mineral beryl, frozen in albite-quartz pegmatite. The beryl crystal broke post-crystallization but was held in position by the surrounded matrix. |
Overall Size: | 7x6x4 cm |
Crystals: | 42 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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