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K97-406Topaz Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

South Baldface Mountain localities, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA

Dimensions: 18 mm x 7 mm x 7 mm

Topaz from Chattham, New Hampshire. aprox. 18 x 7 x 7 mm.

JP7-MEHQuartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) SiO₂

South Percy Peak locality, Stratford, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA

This super dark smoky quartz is 2 inches in diameter and 5 inches long. It is damaged on both ends, but a nice piece anyway. The color is very dark brown, and much of the center is of gem quality. This piece is from a finished Peter Samuelson location, and was strewn as rubble down the hill.

9WF-9A6Beryl (Var: Heliodor) Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Dimensions: 1 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm

these three specimens are roughly the same size. each is approximately 1cm x .5cm x .5cm. The one on the left has the nicest form, while the ones on the right are slightly less opaque. These Heliodor came from a vein in Narragansett, the first such vein discovered in the state to produce any large quantities of beryl. These heliodor, along with approximately 150 more of varying quality, plus fifteen larger opaque crystals the diameter of a golf ball or larger, and some dime to nickel diameter gemmy green beryl have been pulled from this new find. Several quartz crystals and crumbly garnets are also located here.

KJD-M0YBeryl Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Dimensions: 2 cm x 2 cm x 1.5 cm

This beryl is 2cm x 2cm x 1.5 cm. It is a nice translucent to transparent crystal with some gemminess to it. It is fully terminated at one end. This beryl was found in Rhode Island in a vein in Narragansett. This is not the first beryl ever discovered in Rhode Island, but is the first found in any larger quantity. This specimen and others like it came out of a feldspar/quartz pegmatite matrix.

V6A-YPQBeryl Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

This specimen is 8 cm x 5cm x 4cm. It is terminated on one side, and partially terminated on the other side. One vertical face of this stone has three parallel intergrown crystal faces, giving it a nice aesthetic quality. The specimen was dug from a large vein of Heliodor, Beryl, and Quartz in Rhode Island. It isnot the first beryl ever discovered in Rhode Island, But is the first found in any quantity or quality.