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Beryl var. Morganite from Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

 
Beryl var. Morganite from Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

Beryl var. Morganite from Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 48008
Mineral:Beryl var. Morganite
Locality:Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Hexagonal morganite crystal, the pink variety of beryl, with smooth crystal faces and well developed termination of flat basal pinacoid face with dipyramid {1121} corner faces (one corner incomplete). One area of the termination is gemmy deep-pink. Originally acquired in 1962
Overall Size:4x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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