Beryl gallery

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Beryl is the New Hampshire state mineral. It is one of the most frequently sought-after species by New England field collectors. A diligent collector can usually find a few beryl specimens in a hard day’s digging at many New England pegmatite mine dumps. Incomplete hexagonal crystal sections are much more common than terminated specimens. A gemmy, terminated, beryl crystal is a rewarding find for all who venture into the field. This gallery illustrates typical beryl specimens that may be found in New Hampshire by an amateur collector using hand tools, (pick, shovel, hammer, chisel). In earlier times, other collectors have uncovered NH specimens superior to these.
Locality: Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH	Locality: Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm Beryl crystal in quartz matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Notes:
Locality: Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH	Locality: Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm golden Beryl crystal in feldspar matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1284 Notes:
Locality: Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH	Locality: Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH Specimen Size: 11 cm double terminated Beryl crystal in feldspar matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: Over-all specimen weight is 11 lbs.
Locality: McGinnis Mine, Wentworth, NH	Locality: McGinnis Mine, Wentworth, NH Specimen Size: Double terminated 2.3 cm Beryl crystal with mica coating on feldspar Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1061 Notes:
Locality: South Uncanoonuc Mtn., Goffstown, NH	Locality: South Uncanoonuc Mtn., Goffstown, NH Specimen Size: 4.3 cm Beryl crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 903 Notes:
Locality: Island Mine, Alstead, NH	Locality: Island Mine, Alstead, NH Specimen Size: 6 cm Beryl crystal with crude termination Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 978 Notes:
Locality: Hobart Hill Mine, Hebron, NH	Locality: Hobart Hill Mine, Hebron, NH Specimen Size: 2.4 cm aquamarine Beryl crystal section in quartz matrix with muscovite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1616 Notes:
Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH	Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 cm terminated acquamarine Beryl crystal in quartz matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 844 Notes:
Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH	Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm acquamarine Beryl crystal in quartz matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1031 Notes:
Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH	Locality: Worthy Hill Power Line Locale, Goffstown, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm acquamarine Beryl crystal with facited 10 mm x 8 mm gemstone Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: Gemstone facited by Paul Bodmer of Hollis, NH. The full length of this crystal when found was about 8 inches. It broke into several sections when it was collected and was shared with another collector. The crystal yielded numerous multi-carat faceted stones. The termination end was saved as a specimen.
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