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Beryl from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Description
Comments:	Common green beryl mostly in the wall zone. crystals up to 1 foot long by 6 inches thick in the eastern pegmatite.
Colour:	pale green to yellow
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409; Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:443-449; Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:595-600; Barton and Goldsmith (1968)
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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