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Morganite

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Morganite

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Morganite, etc.

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Morganite, etc.

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Konar Province, Afghanistan
Morganite

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Morganite, etc.

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Morganite, etc.

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Konar Province, Afghanistan
Morganite

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Morganite, etc.

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
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About MorganiteHide

Formula:
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Name:
Named after American banker John Pierpoint Morgan in 1911.
A variety of Beryl

A pink gem variety of Beryl.

Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Morganite.


Chemical Properties of MorganiteHide

Formula:
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elements listed:
Al, Be, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of MorganiteHide

Other Language Names for MorganiteHide

German:Morganit
Simplified Chinese:红绿宝石
Spanish:Morganita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cleavelandite122 photos of Morganite associated with Cleavelandite on mindat.org.
Albite99 photos of Morganite associated with Albite on mindat.org.
Quartz84 photos of Morganite associated with Quartz on mindat.org.
Elbaite79 photos of Morganite associated with Elbaite on mindat.org.
Lepidolite65 photos of Morganite associated with Lepidolite on mindat.org.
Muscovite54 photos of Morganite associated with Muscovite on mindat.org.
Tourmaline53 photos of Morganite associated with Tourmaline on mindat.org.
Aquamarine53 photos of Morganite associated with Aquamarine on mindat.org.
Goshenite22 photos of Morganite associated with Goshenite on mindat.org.
Schorl17 photos of Morganite associated with Schorl on mindat.org.

Other InformationHide

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

References for MorganiteHide

Reference List:
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Kunz, George Frederick (1911), Morganite, a rose-colored beryl: Am. Jour. Sci., 4th. series: 31: 81-82.
H. A. Hänni and M. S. Krzemnicki (2003): Caesium-rich morganite from Afghanistan and Madagascar. Journal of Gemmology, 28, 417-429.

Internet Links for MorganiteHide

Localities for MorganiteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan
 
  • Konar Province (Kunar Province; Konarh Province; Konarha Province; Nuristan)
    • Chapa Dara District
various photographs; various photographs
No reference listed
  • Nuristan Province (Nurestan Province; Nooristan Province; Nuristan)
    • Du Ab District
      • Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field
E.Ya. Kievlenko (2003) Geology of gems, p. 110
Bariand, P. and Poullen, J.F. (1978). Famous mineral localities: The pegmatites of Laghman - Nuristan - Afghanistan. Mineralogical Record. 9: 301-308.
    • Kamdesh District
Mario Pauwels collection
    • Wama District (Vama District)
      • Parun (Paroon; Parown) pegmatite field
H. A. Hänni and M. S. Krzemnicki (2003): Caesium-rich morganite from Afghanistan and Madagascar. Journal of Gemmology, 28, 417-429.
Argentina
 
  • Córdoba
    • San Javier department
http://homepage.mac.com/rasprague/PegShop/extras/argentina/argenpeg.html
Australia
 
  • Western Australia
    • Yilgarn shire
      • Mount Holland pegmatite field
Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A., Jacobson, M.I. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia.
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
Rob Lavinsky
[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
    • Conselheiro Pena
Field Trip Guide, Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, 2009
Larson, B. (2004): What's New in Minerals. Sainte-Marie aux Mines Show 2003. Mineralogical Record. 35 (2), 145-148
      • Barra do Salinas
Bastos, F.M. (2002): Famous Mineral Localities: The Barra de Salinas Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record 33: 209-216.
Andrade, M.B., Atencio, D., Menezes Filho, L.A.D., & Ellena, J. (2011): The structure of a microlite-group mineral with a formula near NaCaTa2O6F from the Morro Rendondo Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais. Canadian Mineralogist. 49, 615-621
    • Divino das Laranjeiras
      • Linópolis
[MinRec 14:235]
    • Galiléia
Rocks & Min.:63:49.; B. E. Prescott and K. Nassau (1978) Black Elbaite from Corrego Do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine 42:357-359
    • Governador Valadares
      • Golconda district
No reference listed
Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., and Horn, A.H. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 638-655.
    • Itinga
      • Taquaral
        • Piauí valley
Quéméneur, J., & Lagache, M. (1999). Comparative study of two pegmatitic fields from Minas Gerais, Brazil, using rubidium and cesium content of the micas and feldspars. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 29(1), 27-32.
    • São José da Safira
various added photos
  • Paraíba
    • Borborema mineral province
      • Picuí
Fernando Brederodes Collection
  • Rio Grande do Norte
    • Borborema mineral province
      • Parelhas
de Brito Barreto, S., & Bretas Bittar, S. M. (2010). Los depósitos de gemas de Brasil: localización, producción e impacto económico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 62(1), 123-140.
de Brito Barreto, S., & Bretas Bittar, S. M. (2010). Los depósitos de gemas de Brasil: localización, producción e impacto económico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 62(1), 123-140.
Canada
 
  • Manitoba
    • Bird River Greenstone Belt
    • Lac-du-Bonnet area
      • Bernic Lake
Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 15, pp.489-499 (1977); Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 11,pp.714-726 (1972)
China
 
  • Xinjiang Autonomous Region
    • Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture)
      • Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture)
        • Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.)
Yanling Tang (2005): Non-metallic deposits of Xinjiang, China [Zhongguo Xinjiang Fei Jinshu Kuangchuang]. Geological Publishing House (Beijing), 289 pp.
Czech Republic
 
  • South Bohemia Region
    • Písek
Historic mineral collection National museum of Czech Republic
Italy
 
  • Tuscany
    • Livorno Province
      • Elba Island
        • Campo nell'Elba
          • San Piero in Campo
            • Fonte del Prete
Orlandi, P., & Pezzotta, F. (1997). Minerali dell'Isola d'Elba. Edizioni Novecento Grafico, Bergamo, 249 pp.
Alessandro Genazzani collection
              • Podere Liborio
F.Pezzotta, M.Lorenzoni (2008) "Bismuto Nativo: prima segnalazione nelle pegmatiti elbane " Rivista Mineralogica Italiana N.2, 2008
F. Pezzotta, F.C. Hawthorne, M.A. Cooper, D.K. Teerstra (1996) - Fibrous foitite from S. Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. - Canadian Mineralogist, 34: 741-744.
Madagascar
 
  • Antananarivo Province
    • Vakinankaratra Region
      • Antsirabe II District
        • Ibity Commune
          • Sahatany Valley
Pezzotta, F. (2011): Neufunde in Madagascar-Edle Liddicoatite in Spitzenqualität. ExtraLapis 41, 66-71; Danet, F. (2007): New pegmatite gem production from Tsarafara, Madagascar. Gems & Gemology, Spring 2007: 69-70
      • Betafo District
        • Ambohimanambola Commune
Wilson, W. E. (1989) The Anjanabonoina pegmatite, Madagascar. Mineralogical Record 20: 191-200
Gratacap, L. P. (1916): Some minerals from Madagascar as described in prof. A Lacroix's Mineralogie de France et ses colonies. American Mineralogist, 1: 17-34
  • Fianarantsoa Province
    • Amoron'i Mania Region
      • Ambatofinandrahana District
        • Mandrosonoro Commune
          • Ambatovita
Rocks & Minerals 82:146
  • Toamasina Province (Tamatave)
    • Eastern Region (Atsinanana Region)
      • Toamasina II District (Tamatave)
Damour, A. (1886): Note sur un béryl rose provenant de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie 9: 153-154
Mexico
 
  • Baja California (Baja California Norte; BC Norte)
    • Mun. de Ensenada
      • Rancho Los Pocitos
Rocks & Min.:63:456.
Mozambique
 
  • Zambezia Province
    • Alto Ligonha District
Schappmann, J. (2005): Die gruben Morrua, Marropino und Maria III in der Pegmatitregion Alto Ligonha im Norden von Mozambique. Mineralien-Welt 16 (2): 34-46
Thomas, R., Davidson, P. (2010): Hambergite-rich melt inclusions in morganite crystals from the Muiane pegmatite, Mozambique and some remarks on the paragenesis of hambergite. - Mineralogy and Petrology, 100, 3-4, 227-23
Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W. E., 2000, Mineralogical Record, 31:459-497.
Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W. E., 2000, Mineralogical Record, 31:459-497.
Jeff Scovil photo
Jessie Fisher
Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W. E., 2000, Mineralogical Record, 31:459-497.
Myanmar
 
  • Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division)
    • Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
      • Mogok Township
        • Kyauk-Pyat-That
          • Sakangyi (Sakhan-gyi)
Praszkier, T. and Sacchi, M. (2012) Huge pocket from Sakangyi, Myamnar. Minerals, the collector's newspaper, #4, 1-7.
  • Shan State
    • Kyaukme District
      • Momeik Township
Themelis, Ted, 2008, Gems and Mines of Mogok.
          • Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village)
Shigley, J. E., Laurs, B. M., Janse, A. J. A., Elen, S., & Dirlam, D. M. (2010). Gem Localities of the 2000s. Gems & Gemology, 46(3).
Namibia
 
  • Erongo Region
    • Dâures
Bezing, L. von., Bode, R., and Jahn, S., (2008) Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, (in English).
    • Karibib
      • Etiro Farm 50
http://portal.unesco.org/es/file_download.php/520f77b01696f95e88bb9e1ab0e64196Gondwana+Park+draft2corr.pdf.
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 51.
      • Okongava Ost Farm 72
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 51.
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 51.
Norway
 
  • Telemark
    • Drangedal
      • Tørdal
Peter Andresen collection.
Pakistan
 
  • Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)
    • Astor District (Astore District)
      • Astor valley (Astore 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)
Dudley Blauwet et al. (2004), Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International
    • Baltistan
      • Skardu District
        • Braldu Valley
Dudley Blauwet; Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains and Majesty; Lapis International, 2004
Dudley Blauwet; Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains and Majesty, pag. 44; Lapis International, 2004
www.exceptionalminerals.com
        • Haramosh Mts.
          • Chamachhu
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)
John Sobelewski
Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 36, Part 1, 1998, pp. 1-47.
    • Diamar District (Diamir District)
      • Chilas
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
 
  • Eastern-Siberian Region
    • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
      • Chitinskaya Oblast'
        • Krasnyi Chikoy
Badanina, E.V., Gordienko, V.V., Wiechowski, A., and Friedrich, G. (2008): Geology of ore Deposits 50(8), 772-781.; Rainer Thomas, Paul Davidson and Elena Badanina (2010) Water- and Boron-Rich Melt Inclusions in Quartz from the Malkhan Pegmatite, Transbaikalia, Russia. Minerals 2012, 2, 435-458.
        • Menza District
South Africa
 
  • Limpopo Province
    • Mopani District
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 49.
  • Northern Cape Province
    • ZF Mgcawu District
      • Kenhardt
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 49.
Sri Lanka
 
  • Sabaragamuwa Province
    • Ratnapura District
      • Ratnapura
Ceylon Aluvial Mine, (Book, Co. 2002)
Tajikistan
 
  • Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan (Viloyati Badakhshoni Kuni)
    • Pamir Mts
      • Rangkul' Highlands
USA
 
  • Alabama
    • Coosa Co.
      • Rockford District
Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 27, pp. 93-105 (1989)
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai Co.
      • White Picacho District
        • Mitchell Wash
Jahns, Richard H. (1952), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 162: 84-86; Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 22 (Table A-1).
  • California
    • Riverside Co.
      • Cahuilla District
        • Cahuilla Mountain
Geffner, P. and Fisher, J. (1997) Recent Work at the Lithia Dyke Claim, Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California. Rocks & Minerals, 72 (3): pp. 156-161.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
      • Hemet
Kunz, George Frederick (1905b), Precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1904: 942; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 103.
    • San Diego Co.
Merrill, F. J. H. 1914. Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office, December. Chapter 1, pages 61-78.
        • Oak Grove
Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 49; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 103.
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.
      • Jacumba Mts
        • Jacumba District
          • Jacumba
            • Tule Mountain (Mount Tule; Tulley Mountain)
Sinkankas, J. 1997. Gemstones of North America. Vol. 3. Beryl; Tucson, Arizona: Geoscience Press Inc.; pages 59-60, 480pp.
Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 152.
      • Mesa Grande District
        • Gem Hill
Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 100.
Rocks & Min.:63:21.
Larson, W. F. 1996. Personal communication between Scott L. Ritchie and William F. Larson; underground inspection of recent development works and beryl recovery on the dumps of the Mesa Grande mine by Montes, B.; Spring.
        • Mesa Grande
Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: pages 89-91; illus., maps.
Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 113.
      • Pala District
        • Pala
          • Chief Mountain
Sinkankas, J. (1988), Beryl: A Summary. Rocks & Minerals 63(01): p. 21.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Mauthner, M. H. F. (2008), The Forty-niner Pocket, Oceanview Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California. Rocks & Minerals 83(4): 292-297.; Stephenson, J. (2007), Pala District Opens Wide: Oceanview Mine Strikes It Big. Mineral News: Pala International, Fallbrook, CA. December.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
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.
personal collections (Reed, Mauthner)
No reference listed
          • Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill)
Swoboda, E. R. 2001. Pala district 1947-48: Unpublished field notes and personal interviews. Swoboda Inc., Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA; 5/2; 8 p.
Rocks & Minerals: May, 1999.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Sinkankas, J. 1997. Gemstones of North America. Appendix: Table of Largest Cut Gems from North American Localities; Tucson, Arizona: Geoscience Press Inc.; pages 515-518.
Ref.: Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 111.
Fisher, J. 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record 33(5): 363-407.
Min.Rec.: 20(5):399.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
          • Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn)
Jahns, R. H. and Wright, L. A. 1951. Gem and Lithium-bearing pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines special report 7A: pages 59-61.
Schaller, W. T. (1916), Mineral Resources of the United States, Gems and Precious Stones, 1915, Part II. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey: p. 846; December 11th.
Rocks & Min.: 63:48.
      • Ramona District
        • Ramona
Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: pages 140-142.
Foord, Eugene E. et al (1989), Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the Little Three Mine Pegmatites, Ramona District, San Diego County, California. Mineralogical Record, 20(2): p. 106.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Foord, Eugene E. et al (1989), Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the Little Three Mine Pegmatites, Ramona District, San Diego County, California. Mineralogical Record, 20(2): 119.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 146-47.
      • Rincon District
        • Rincon
          • Rincon Mountain
Sinkankas, J. 1959. Gemstones of North America, Vol. 1. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 494 p.
Kunz, G. F. (1905a) Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: 49; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 103.
Hanley, J. B. 1951. Economic Geology of the Rincon Pegmatites, San Diego County, California. Department of Natural Resources, California Division of Mines, Special Report 7B: pages 18-20, illus., maps.
      • Warner Springs District
        • Chihuahua Valley
Gochenour, K. 2002. Personal communication with S. L. Ritchie, SDMC, 2002. Tustin, Orange County, CA; March.; Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Ritchie, S. 2000. History of the Carmelita Gem Mine in the 20th Century. Southern California Gem Industries web publication: July.
        • Warner Springs
Mineralogical Record, v. 33, n. 5, pp. 363-407.
    • Trinity Co.
      • Klamath Mts
        • Hamburg area
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 103.
  • Colorado
    • Gunnison Co.
      • Quartz Creek Pegmatite District
Rocks & Min.: 24:233-234.; American Mineralogist (1936): 20: 319-333
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield Co.
      • Redding (Reading)
        • Branchville
Rocks & Minerals. Vol. 70. No. 6; Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409
    • Hartford Co.
      • Glastonbury
        • East Glastonbury
Rocks & Min.: 70:379
        • South Glastonbury
Former Bob Albanese collection.
    • Middlesex Co.
      • East Hampton (Chatham)
Rocks & Min.: 70:379
      • Haddam
        • Haddam Neck
Mineralogical Magazine 1902 13 : 97-121.; USGS Prof Paper 255; Schooner, Richard. (1958) THE MINERALOGY OF THE PORTLAND-EAST HAMPTON-MIDDLETOWN-HADDAM AREA IN CONNECTICUT (With a few notes on Glastonbury and Marlborough); Scovil, Jeffrey A. (1992): Famous Mineral Localities: the Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut. (Mineralogical Record, 23(1):19-28.)
Hewitt, Herb. (circa 1960s): Hewitt Gem Mine advertisement flyer.; Harold Moritz field observations 2015.
      • Middletown
        • White Rock District (White Rocks District)
Harold Moritz collection
Harold Moritz collection
      • Portland
        • Collins Hill
          • Strickland pegmatite (Strickland-Cramer Quarry; Strickland-Cramer Mine; Strickland-Cramer Feldspar-Mica Quarries)
Bartsch, Rudolf C. B. (1940): New England Notes. Rocks & Minerals, vol. 15, no. 6, p. 202.
Schooner, Richard. (1958): The Mineralogy of the Portland-East Hampton-Middletown-Haddam Area in Connecticut (With a few notes on Glastonbury and Marlborough). Published by Richard Schooner; Ralph Lieser of Pappy’s Beryl Shop, East Hampton; and Howard Pate of Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut.; Jarnot, Bruce. (1995): Connecticut Gems and Gem Minerals. Rocks & Minerals: 70(6): 378-382.; Sterrett, Douglas B. (1923), Mica Deposits Of The United States, USGS Bulletin 740: 65-67.
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:595-600; Barton and Goldsmith (1968)
  • Maine
    • Androscoggin Co.
      • Auburn
        • East Mount Apatite District
King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
"Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998
        • West Mount Apatite District
No reference listed
King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48]
      • Poland
King, V. T. and Foord, E. E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, volume 1, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, USA, pp. 418 + 88 plates.; Roda-Robles, E., Simmons, W., Pesquera, A., Gil-Crespo, P. P., Nizamoff, J., & Torres-Ruiz, J. (2015). Tourmaline as a petrogenetic monitor of the origin and evolution of the Berry-Havey pegmatite (Maine, USA). American Mineralogist, 100(1), 95-109.
    • Oxford Co.
      • Buckfield
King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.; Mineralogical Record 22:382
      • Greenwood
Mineral News (1993) 9:2 p. 8
        • Uncle Tom Mountain
      • Hebron
No reference listed
      • Newry
King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
      • Paris
King, V. T. and Foord, E. E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, volume 1, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, USA, pp. 418 + 88 plates.
    • Sagadahoc Co.
      • Topsham
King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
  • Massachusetts
    • Hampshire Co.
Cleaveland, Parker (1816): An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, (Boston: Cummings and Hilliard), p. 277
      • Goshen
Januzzi, R.E. and Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities Of Connecticut and Southern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World.
  • New Hampshire
    • Rockingham Co.
      • Raymond
Francis, C. A. (1985): Minerals of the Chandler Mine, A Zoned Lithium Rich Pegmatite (Rocks and Minerals, 60:263-264) ; USGS Prof Paper 353
  • New Mexico
    • Taos Co.
      • Picuris District
New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum display
  • North Carolina
    • Mitchell Co.
      • Spruce Pine District
    • Yancey Co.
      • Spruce Pine District
        • Burnsville
          • Hurricane Mountain
No reference listed
  • South Dakota
    • Custer Co.
      • Custer District
        • Fourmile
Seaman, 1976. Pegmatite Minerals of the World.
  • Utah
    • Juab Co.
      • Thomas Range
UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
  • Wisconsin
    • Florence Co.
      • Fern
        • Pine River pegmatites
Falster, A. , W.B. Simmons & P.B. Moore (1996) The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Animikie Red Ace pegmatite in Florence County, Wisconsin: Recent Research Developments in Mineralogy: 1: 7-67.
Zimbabwe
 
  • Mashonaland East
    • Goromonzi District
Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 53.; Anonymous (1995). Beryl. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 6
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