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Beryl in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite with Almandine Garnet from Pipeline excavation east side of Strickland Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Beryl in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite with Almandine Garnet from Pipeline excavation east side of Strickland Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite with Almandine Garnet from Pipeline excavation east side of Strickland Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Beryl in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite with Almandine Garnet from Pipeline excavation east side of Strickland Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 69385
Mineral:Beryl in Albite-Quartz-Muscovite with Almandine Garnet
Locality:Pipeline excavation east side of Strickland Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Two specimens of translucent blue-green beryl crystals in albite-quartz-muscovite with a small almandine garnet from Strickland Hill (not to be confused with the Strickland Quarry on nearby Collins Hill) found during pipeline excavation on east slope. Collected June 1997 during pipeline excavation
Overall Size:3.5x3x3; 2.5x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:8-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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