Beryl (rare New England locality)

Item Description

A rarely seen specimen of Beryl from the Beryl Mountain Quarry in New Hampshire. This miniature sized specimen is a partial hexagonal prism of a soft cream color, free of matrix. Neither end is fully terminated, but the prism faces are very smooth as well-formed. Minor Muscovite can be seen ehre and there. If you collect worldwide Beryls, minerals of New England, or unusual locality specimens for well-known species, do not miss out on this hard to find specimen from this lesser known pegmatie locality that dates back to the 1820's. An interesting note, this produced some incredibly large single crystals of Beryl back in the day, one such example found in 1837 by Francis Alger measured 4 feet by 5 inches (122 cm x 12.5 cm) across a single prism face.