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LocalitiesHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
25th Jul 2011 19:11 UTCRowan Lytle
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25th Jul 2011 19:42 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
25th Jul 2011 21:08 UTCRowan Lytle
Rowan
25th Jul 2011 23:51 UTCDavid Bernstein Expert
So, I'm really confused. Not to mention being confused by the many workings named Hale in that neck of the woods. I wish I had a dollar for all the minerals that are supposedly found at localities and are not there despite thorough and repeated searching.
26th Jul 2011 00:08 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
26th Jul 2011 00:18 UTCRowan Lytle
26th Jul 2011 00:51 UTCRob (The Rock Hunter) Shepard
26th Jul 2011 01:02 UTCRowan Lytle
26th Jul 2011 06:41 UTCSam Cordero, Jr.
As for out in the field, I've only found 2 chards of gemmy material, one aqua and one golden, from Case Q. I've found lots and lots of beryl crystals, just not gemmy ones. Good luck ! I think the color of the beryl from these pegmatites is Class A if you find a gemmy one. The color on the specimens I've seen is outstanding.
Even those that are opaque, if desired, could be made into some jewelery or used for some art.
26th Jul 2011 08:58 UTCMatt Neuzil Expert
26th Jul 2011 14:01 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
26th Jul 2011 21:22 UTCRob (The Rock Hunter) Shepard
28th Jul 2011 06:56 UTCSam Cordero, Jr.
4th Aug 2011 15:59 UTCHarold Moritz 🌟 Expert
I found one specimen of epidote crystals in quartz within one of the dumps, others come from the general area - not necessarily right near the pegs.
I dont understand the confusion over names, there are only three pegmatites in Connecticut with the name Hale in them - the Hale-Walker prospects, the old Hale Quarry (aka Andrews Quarry), and the new Hale Quarry.
7th Aug 2011 16:09 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
7th Aug 2011 23:17 UTCHarold Moritz 🌟 Expert
Well, attached is the figure from Cameron et al (1954). You can see the two small prospects in the pegmatite dike that goes up the hillside from right to left and the dump at the foot of the rightmost cut.
Fritz
8th Aug 2011 16:48 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
8th Aug 2011 17:04 UTCHarold Moritz 🌟 Expert
8th Aug 2011 18:20 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
8th Aug 2011 18:28 UTCJohn Betts
8th Aug 2011 18:47 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
4th Sep 2011 02:10 UTCAdam Berluti
Is this what the quarry looked like. Here are some photos.
http://www.mindat.org/photo-409568.html
http://www.mindat.org/photo-409569.html
http://www.mindat.org/photo-409570.html
4th Sep 2011 20:07 UTCDavid Bernstein Expert
6th Sep 2011 16:01 UTCHarold Moritz 🌟 Expert
16th Sep 2011 00:03 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
13th Oct 2011 21:04 UTCRowan Lytle
-Rowan
29th Jan 2012 23:39 UTCRowan Lytle
UM, read the note at the bottom of my article. :-S
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