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The Best Beryl Crystal I've Ever Dug
Jun 25th, 2020 at 5:41pm
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This is the best beryl, and best mineral specimen for that matter, that I have ever dug. This razor sharp, double terminated and complete crystal rolled out of the dumps two feet deep in the first hour after I got to Connecticut from Maryland in May of 2018. After blowing my mind I joked at the time that I should just pack up and head right home because I would never find another one that nice again, and I never have.

This is from the Simpson Quarry in South Glastonbury, and is the textbook Simpson green color.
  

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Re: The Best Beryl Crystal I've Ever Dug
Reply #1 - Jun 25th, 2020 at 5:44pm
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Two more pics of the same specimen. It is exactly 2.25" tall by exactly 1.5" wide.
  

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Re: The Best Beryl Crystal I've Ever Dug
Reply #2 - Jun 25th, 2020 at 10:46pm
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Beautiful! Great edges. Thanks for all the pictures. It looks so much bigger than 2.25" in them. Smiley

Don't you just hate it when you find your best find of the day first thing?
Makes you want to just give it a way so you can keep hunting. Cheesy
  
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Re: The Best Beryl Crystal I've Ever Dug
Reply #3 - Jul 28th, 2020 at 1:40pm
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That must have put a huge smile on your face.  Beautiful find!
  

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