Provenite

Albany Township (Oxford County)

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44.3325° N, 70.8456° W · ± 10 km

Beryl from Maine, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Beryl

Beryl at Albany Township (Oxford County)

Pale sea-green beryl crystal exposed on a large quartz matrix from Albany, Oxford County, Maine.
Pale sea-green beryl crystal exposed on a large quartz matrix from Albany, Oxford County, Maine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Prismatic crystals embedded in quartz
Typical size
Gem-quality crystals a few cm; coarse crystals historically up to about 18 feet (5.5 m)
Color / luster
Pale sea-green; translucent, lustrous
Associated minerals
Quartz
Availability
Scarce
History
Known for giant beryl crystals, one about 18 feet long reported from the 1920s

Sources: SRC-710 SRC-709

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Geology of the locality

Region
Maine
Country
United States

Coordinates are those Wikipedia gives for South Oxford, the unorganized territory that contains Albany Township; the specimen is only labelled to Albany.

Sources: SRC-710

Sources

  1. SRC-710 · Website
    Albany, MaineWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-709 · Website
    File:Beryl-213222.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.