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Goshenite

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Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
© 2003 John H. Betts

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Colour:Colourless
Name:From the type locality.
A variety of Beryl

An almost colourless variety of Beryl.
Originally described from Barrus Farm locality, Goshen, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Classification of Goshenite

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Physical Properties of Goshenite

Colour:Colourless

Other Names for Goshenite

German names:
Goshenit
Spanish names:
Goshenita

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.

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    Localities for Goshenite

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    Austria
     
    • Upper Austria
      • Mühlviertel
        • Neumarkt
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
    Bulgaria
     
    • Kardzali (Kurdzhali; Kărdžali; Kurdjali) Oblast
      • Rhodope Mts
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
        • Mogok
    Canada
     
    www.alpinegems.net
    • Northwest Territories
      • Tungsten
    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Mianyang Prefecture
        • Pingwu Co.
          • Mt Xuebaoding
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Livorno Province
        • Elba Island
          • Campo nell'Elba
            • San Piero in Campo
    F. Pezzotta, F.C. Hawthorne, M.A. Cooper, D.K. Teerstra (1996) - Fibrous foitite from S. Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. - Canad. Min., 34: 741-744.
    Namibia
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Usakos and Omaruru Districts
    • 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.
    Pakistan
     
    • Northern Areas
      • Baltistan
        • Skardu District
          • Haramosh Mts.
    		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)
    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)
    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); 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)
      • Gilgit District
        • Hunza Valley
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
          • Krasny Chikoy
            • Menza District
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Diego Co.
        • Aguanga Mountain (Smith)
    		Tucker, W. B. and Reed, C. H. (1939) Los Angeles Field District, Mineral Resources of San Diego County - Gems. California Journal of Mines and Geology. Quarterly Chapter of State Mineralogist's Report 35, January, 1939, No. 1. State of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines: Page 40.
        • Mesa Grande District
    		Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: 309 p., illus., maps.
        • Pala District
          • Chief Mountain
    		Osborn, P. (2005) Personal communication between Phillip Osborn of Hemet and Scott L. Ritchie of Temecula, California; description of beryl discovery on southwestern most Oceanview lode exposure; March.
          • Hiriart Mountain (Heriart; Heriot; Hiriat Hill)
    		Kunz, G. F. 1906. The Production of Precious Stones in 1905. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Division of Mining and Mineral Resources. GPO, Washington: pages 26-27; 40 pp.
          • Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen)
    		www.gemandmineral.com/stewartmine.html.
        • Ramona District
    www.minsocam.org/MSA/Special/Pig/PIG_CQ/JPat_reply.pdf.
        • Warner Springs District
          • Chihuahua Valley
    		Rob Lavinsky
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee Co.
    		Colorado Central Magazine 30:13 (1996)
        • Nathrop
          • Upper Browns Creek area
    		Rocks & Min.:59:15 & 64:7.
      • Teller Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
        • Branchville
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State
      • Hartford Co.
        • South Glastonbury
    		Rocks & Min.: 70:379
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • Mt. Apatite District
    		No reference listed
    Thompson, W, Joyner, D., Woodman, R., and King, V., 1998. Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd ed.; King and Foord, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Buckfield
    		No reference listed
        • Greenwood
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1., p.53
        • Hebron
    		No reference listed
        • Newry
    		No reference listed
    MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed., p.131.
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
        • Paris
        • Rumford
    		No reference listed
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire Co.
        • Goshen
    		No reference listed
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire Co.
        • Alstead
    		Rocks & Min. 65:301
      • Sullivan Co.
        • Acworth
    		Jeremy Zolan Collection
        • Springfield
    		Morrill, 1960. NH Mines and Mineral Localities.
    • Virginia
      • Amelia Co.
        • Winterham
    		USGS Bulletin 248B (1952)
    Zimbabwe
     
    • Mashonaland East
    • Mashonaland West
    Mineral and/or Locality
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