Beryl (var: Aquamarine) (ex Allen Heyl Collection)

Item Description

An old time Aquamarine from an unknown locality (possibly the Strickland Quarry) in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Some of these crystals dates back to the 1840's and are among the more noteworthy Beryls from New England. This piece features a greenish-blue color Aquamarine crystal with sharp prism faces, good form and decent translucency when backlit. Some minor Quartz is attached to the base of the crystal. Both ends of the crystal are contacted, but the thicker end appears to have partially re-crystallized ("re-healed"). A cool old specimen for any collector of pegmatite minerals, gem crystals or minerals from New England. From the collection of Allen Heyl, a geologist from Colorado, and the namesake for the phosphate Aheylite. Specimen weight is 74.69 grams.