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Heliodor

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Heliodor

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Slocum Prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

From a Super Classic beryl locality in the USA, this is a yellow prismatic crystal of heliodor on a felspar crystal, with lustrous prism faces. It is terminated, with top (001) face partially present cause it is contacted with the matrix, with minor damage, as show in the pics. It is mounted in a methacrylate socle to enhance the 360º view. Quite hard to find in the market nowadays.

Ex. Norm Woods collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Heliodor

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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