| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Aquamarine |
| Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Mostly gem rough to subhedral crystals usually frozen in matrix, especially in the intermediate zone. |
| Habit: | elongated prisms with pinacoid terminations |
| Colour: | blue |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | ⓘ5 photos of Aquamarine associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ5 photos of Aquamarine associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aquamarine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 662094 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:662094:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cc49bb8a-7ae0-4c64-a748-6476b35324e3 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Aquamarine |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘLong Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘNemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.4km (5.9 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.1km (10.0 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA