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Heliodor

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Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
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Colour:Golden Yellow
Name:Originally applied as a trade name for "Golden Beryl" from Rössing, Namibia. See E. Kaiser (1912) Centr. Min. p385. Now in more common use for any gem-quality Golden Beryl.
A variety of Beryl

A golden yellow gem variety of Beryl.
Originally reported from both Rössing Mine, Arandis, Arandis District, Erongo Region, Namibia and Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA.

NOTE: "Heliodor" has been reported from several localities in the Tadjikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan areas - it is highly likely that all such specimens are lower-grade Aquamarine Beryl which has been irradiated to turn it golden yellow. No confirmed and verified evidence of Heliodor being found in the field in these areas has yet been made available, so all "Heliodor" specimens from these areas should be treated with great suspicion. (Ref: ExtraLapis issue on Beryl plus personal communication to J.Ralph from several reliable sources)

Classification of Heliodor

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Physical Properties of Heliodor

Colour:Golden Yellow

Other Names for Heliodor

Synonyms:
Golden BerylHeliodore

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Heliodor

Reference List:S.L. Penfield (1888): Amer. J. Sci ser. 3, 36, 317.

E. Kaiser (1912) Centr. Min. p. 385.

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    Localities for Heliodor

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    Australia
     
    • Northern Territory
      • Harts Ranges (Hartz Ranges)
    		NT MInes + personal collecting
    Brazil
     
    • Northeast Region
      • Rio Grande do Norte
        • Seridó Oriental
          • Equador
    		Re-entry of old data
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Caraí
        • Doce valley
          • Galiléia
            • Sapucaia do Norte
    No reference listed
        • Padre Paraíso
    Canada
     
    www.alpinegems.net
    France
     
    • Limousin
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Compreignac
    		http://www.geopolis-fr.com/art3.html
        • Razès
          • Chanteloube
            • Vilatte Quarries (La Vilate)
    		"Les minéraux, leurs gisements, leurs associations", P. Bariand, F. Cesbron et J. Geffroy (1977), Editions Minéraux et Fossiles, BRGM
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
        • Novate Mezzola
          • Codera Valley
    		Ghizzoni, S. & Mazzoleni, G. (2005): Itinerari mineralogici in val Codera. Geologia Insubrica, Ed., Milano, 316 pp.
    Ghizzoni, S. & Mazzoleni, G. (2005): Itinerari mineralogici in val Codera. Geologia Insubrica, Ed., Milano, 316 pp.
    Ghizzoni, S. & Mazzoleni, G. (2005): Itinerari mineralogici in val Codera. Geologia Insubrica, Ed., Milano, 316 pp.
    Namibia
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Arandis District
        • Arandis
    		E. Kaiser (1912) Centr. Min. p. 385.
    • Kunene Region
      • Damaraland District
        • Omaruru
    		Jahn, S. & Bast, R. (2006): Der Krantzberg bei Omaruru, Namibia, und die Mineralvorkommen in seiner Umgebung. Mineralien-Welt 17 (3), 32-48.
    Nigeria
     
    • Nassarawa (Nasarawa) State
    Pakistan
     
    • Northern Areas
      • Baltistan
        • Skardu District
          • Braldu Valley
    		Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut); Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut)
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Sarapulka (Murzinka) District
    		[MinRec 32:41]
    Ukraine
     
    • Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast')
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
    USA
     
    • Alabama
      • Coosa Co.
        • Hissop
    		Sterrett, 1913. in USGS Mineral Resources of US for 1914, pp. 307-46
    • California
      • San Diego Co.
        • Rincon District
    		Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 50.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
        • Branchville
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State
    ["Golden Beryl"; see S.L.Penfield(1888) Amer. J. Sci ser. 3, 36, 317]
        • New Milford
          • Upper Merryall
    		Rocks & Min.: 70:379; Rocks & Min.: 12:270.
      • Middlesex Co.
        • East Hampton
    		Rocks & Min.: 12:145.
    Rocks & Min.: 70:379
        • Portland
    • Georgia
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Maine
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Brunswick
    		No reference listed
      • Oxford Co.
        • Albany
    		P Cristofono collection
    Stevens, 1972. Gems & Minerals of Oxford Co.
        • Buckfield
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    Van King
        • Hebron
    		No reference listed
        • Lovell
    		No reference listed
        • Paris
    		No reference listed
        • Rumford
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
        • Stoneham
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
      • Sagadahoc Co.
        • Topsham
    		No reference listed
    "Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery Co.
        • Kensington
    		MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin Co.
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Worcester Co.
        • Fitchburg
    		USGS, Min. Res. of the US, Part II: Non-metals, 1916
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire Co.
        • Alstead
    		Sinkankas, 1989. Emeralds & Other Beryls, p.556.
        • Gilsum
    		Rocks & Min. 65:301
      • Coos Co.
        • Bean's Purchase
    		Sinkankas, 1989. Emerald and Other Beryls, p.555.
      • Grafton Co.
        • Alexandria
    		Cameron, et. al. 1954. Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England.
        • Grafton
    		www.rugglesmine.com/minerals.htm.
        • Groton
    		L Frahm collection
    Rocks & Min. 80:251
        • Wentworth
    		Cameron, et. al. 1954. Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England.
      • Sullivan Co.
        • Acworth
    		Jeremy Zolan Collection
    No reference listed
        • Newport
    		No reference listed
    • New York
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 84.
      • Westchester Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 65.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe Co.
        • Black Mountain
    		Gemstones of North America by John Sinkankas, also Keith Wood collection
      • Burke Co.
        • Morganton
    Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F.Wilson and B.J.Mckenzie-1980
    Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F.Wilson and B.J.Mckenzie-1980
      • Mitchell Co.
    		MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
        • Spruce Pine District
          • Spruce Pine
    		Michael Streeter,2003, A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains
    Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F.Wilson and B.J.Mckenzie-1980
    Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F.Wilson and B.J.Mckenzie-1980
      • Yancey Co.
        • Spruce Pine District
          • Black Mtn-Bowlens Creek Area
            • Burnsville
              • Hurricane Mt.
    		Rocks & Min.: 60:99.
    • South Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Amelia Co.
        • Amelia (Amelia Court House)
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Henry Co.
        • Providence Church
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
        • Ridgeway
    		Rocks & Min. 20:264-5
    Zimbabwe
     
    • Mashonaland West
    Rob Lavinsky
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