Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Beryl var: Goshenite |
Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Comments: | a gem quality flattened crystal 8 cm in diameter retained by Brack family. |
Habit: | hexagonal prisms |
Colour: | colorless |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goshenite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130127 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130127:4 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 0735c51b-7da8-4721-837b-d79c2f68d1ec |
Nearest other occurrences of Goshenite |
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7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
22.3km (13.9 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
88.3km (54.8 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
94.5km (58.7 miles) | ⓘBarrus farm pegmatite localities, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
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