Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Beryl var: Aquamarine |
Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Comments: | Not as common as other beryl varieties. |
Habit: | subhedral hexagonal prisms |
Colour: | blue |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aquamarine data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670277 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670277:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 572a8c11-4b83-41e2-bf9e-c3a4fe96dd56 |
Nearest other occurrences of Aquamarine |
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3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.1km (5.6 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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