The Bennett quarry is perhaps best knows for the “Rose of Maine” – a giant 30 cm gem morganite crystal found here in October 1989. But there is much else here, both micro and macro. The one time that I was there, I came away with, among other things, a well terminated, beryl - not morganite. But at the time I had the delusion that single crystals without matrix were somehow better than matrix specimens. The result was loss of part of the termination and about 1 cm of the bottom of the crystal.

Despite this stupidity, the crystal is still displayable – from the front – as shown in the first three photos. What’s left of it is about 2.8 cm tall by 1.5 cm in diameter. The last two photos show the broken side of the termination.

Note: The color in the first two photos (light backround) is somewhat too green (and saturated). In the other photos (dark background) it came out perhaps too blue.

Single item shipping weight is 3.3 oz. Note that USPS foreign packet rates recently increased significantly. It may be advantageous for foreign customers to hold an "open box" so as to reduce postage costs by combining items from a future auction. Let me know, and I will generate a new “item only” invoice. Postage will be invoiced when all items are actually shipped.

Outside the USA, the stated postage and packing rate applies up to a total weight of 8 oz (225 g).

Within the USA, there is a nominal increase of $0.20 for each additional ounce. Above 13 oz, I will use Priority Mail. Up to 16 oz, the “own box” Priority rate is $8.50 (including packing).

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