Beryl (Heliodor) (rare New England locality)

Beryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 10/01/2020 8:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/08/2020 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $35

Item Description

A rarely seen specimen of yellow Beryl (Heliodor) from the Beryl Mountain Quarry in New Hampshire. This thumbnail sized specimen is a partial hexagonal prism, with no matrix. Each end of the crystal is contacted, so it's only a partial crystal, but it's so incredibly hard to get your hands on these specimens. With good backlighting, the piece shows decent translucency. 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 pegmatite locality that dates back to the 1820's. An interesting note, this locality has produced some incredibly large single crystals of Beryl, 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.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$35 10/06/2020 11:46:29 pm (CDT)
$30 10/04/2020 2:49:26 pm (CDT)
$25 10/03/2020 8:42:48 pm (CDT)
$22 10/03/2020 8:42:47 pm (CDT)
$20 10/03/2020 8:42:41 pm (CDT)
$15 10/03/2020 8:42:41 pm (CDT)
$10 10/03/2020 1:52:50 pm (CDT)