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Chrysoberyl from
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Road Cutting | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Chrysoberyl | |
| Formula: | BeAl2O4 | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | "First collected, by the author, at a granite pegmatite in the Iron Works District of Brookfield. The first crystal was about an eighth of an inch in length and bright lemon-yellow in color; this specimen was consumed at Wesleyan University for confirmation purposes. The chrysoberyl pictured is embedded in feldspar and pale yellow green in color." Januzzi (1994). Two specimens from Januzzi's collection were obtained after he passed away and confirm the occurrence. The better crystal is only 2mm. | |
| Habit: | tabular twinned | |
| Colour: | pale yellow green to bright lemon-yellow | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Albite | 3 | |
| Quartz | 2 | |
| Schorl | 2 | |
| Microcline | 1 | |
| Beryl | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysoberyl data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 810505 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:810505:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chrysoberyl | ||
| 72.5km (45.1 miles) | ⓘThulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 72.7km (45.2 miles) | ⓘHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 72.8km (45.2 miles) | ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 73.8km (45.9 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 79.6km (49.5 miles) | ⓘFort George (192nd Street & Audubon Avenue), Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA | |
| 87.8km (54.6 miles) | ⓘ93rd Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA | |
| 88.2km (54.8 miles) | ⓘ88th Street, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA | |
| 91.5km (56.9 miles) | ⓘ164th Street & Broadway, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA | |
| References | ||
U. S. Route 7 Expressway, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA