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Smoky Quartz
Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
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Registered member since 3rd Oct 2008
Adam Kelly has uploaded:
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2 Locality Photos
I like rocks, always have. I have been a Goldsmith for about 12 years, and a glassblower for about 4.
Nature is where I feel the most "at home" and I run away to the woods whenever I can. I like books too!
Adam's Favourites
This page lists Adam's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.
Favourite Minerals
Amethyst
Favourite Localities
Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Favourite Members' Home Pages
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Favourite Photos
Tourmaline
:
AD
3
G
6
(BO
3
)
3
[T
6
O
18
]Y
3
Z
Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
1 mm transparent crystal. From material field collected by Jim Cahoon. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.
© 2008 Peter Cristofono
Photo ID: 193839 View Count: 144
Quartz
(Var:
Smoky Quartz
) :
SiO
2
,
Quartz
(Var:
Amethyst
) :
SiO
2
Shaw and Esrey's Quarry, Chester Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA
9.2 x 6.8 x 2.0 cm. A surreal shard-like quartz with amethyst protrusions, smoky body, and elegant form. Also, the locality is interesting. We are pretty sure the label is from the 1800s. A fine piece of course, regardless of locale, but the locality is a bonus for a Pennsylvania collector! Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 11th Sep 2008
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 159996 View Count: 485
Beryl
:
Be
3
Al
2
Si
6
O
18
Portland, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
5.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm. These Connecticut beryls have gotten so hard to obtain, particularly in this size and quality! This is a superb old-timer! It is a fat, chunky, DOUBLY-TERMINATED, 130-gram crystal that is complete all the way around and undamaged. It is translucent-to-transparent (so many are opaque), and you can see will into the wonderful top ...
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 118463 View Count: 168
Halite
:
NaCl
Salinas de Imón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Halite cubes growing on small branch. 80x50 mm
© JRGL
Photo ID: 116898 View Count: 246
Beryl
(Var:
Emerald
) :
Be
3
(Al,Cr)
2
Si
6
O
18
Matacana Mine, Gachalá, Guavió-Guatéque Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Even with its small size, the specimen is exceptional due the perfect preservation of the fossil. We must consider that fossilization by Emerald, recently introduced, is quite extraordinary.
Matecaña, El Diamante, Gachalá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Found in 03/2006
Specimen size: 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 29th Dec 2006
© fabreminerals.com
Photo ID: 75320 View Count: 1342
Elbaite
:
[Na][(Li,Al)
3
][Al
6
][(OH)
3
|OH|(BO
3
)
3
|Si
6
O
18
]
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
The sample has its own history because is one of the first found in the seventies, at the Cruzeiro Mine when Senhor Borges began to work it. Crystal is floater and doubly terminated a very short prism and two different terminations. The rhombohedron faces on one of the tips are quite sharp while the other tip has multiple terminations.
Cruzeiro ...
© fabreminerals.com
Photo ID: 62692 View Count: 167
Scorzalite
:
(Fe
2+
,Mg)Al
2
[OH|PO
4
]
2
,
Quartz
:
SiO
2
Charles Davis Quarry, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
Field of view ~ 2.3 mm
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 1st Feb 2009
© Scott Whittemore
Photo ID: 33322 View Count: 1100
Vivianite
:
Fe
2+
3
(PO
4
)
2
·8H
2
O
Blackbird Mine, Blackbird District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
A very gemmy and desirable dark-green vivianite crystal with an unusual notched purple termination from the classic United States vivianite locality, the Blackbird District of Idaho. Purple color is indicative of this locality, closed since the 1960s. Old and choice material. Ex Carlton Davis Collection. 4.9 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 23172 View Count: 379
Quartz
:
SiO
2
Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Tapered crystal of translucent smoky quartz from a unique, little-known locality. The elongated taper is due to microscopic alternating prism and termination faces. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x2x1.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-4 cm.
© 2002 John H. Betts
Photo ID: 4200 View Count: 459
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Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek Canyon, Ouray, Ouray District (Uncompahgre District), Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Saltman Amethyst locality, Sweden, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Walker Valley, Mount Vernon, Skagit Co., Washington, USA
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