Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Beryl var: Heliodor |
Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Comments: | Crystals poorly formed, but internally hide some of the best gem rough from Connecticut, with deep golden yellow to honey color. |
Colour: | yellow to honey |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Heliodor data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view New England Mining Company Quarry (Roebling Mine; Hewitt's Mine), Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130128 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130128:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 025fac56-39b6-4afe-921d-8b051b468c5a |
Nearest other occurrences of Heliodor |
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43.2km (26.8 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
53.2km (33.1 miles) | ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
69.8km (43.4 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
69.8km (43.4 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
70.4km (43.7 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
70.4km (43.8 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
71.1km (44.2 miles) | ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
73.0km (45.3 miles) | ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
77.5km (48.2 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
79.7km (49.5 miles) | ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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New England Mining Company Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA