2
carats each. One fine-cat light sea-green aquamarine beryl from Sumner,
Maine, in Mrs. Merchant's cabinet, weighs about 7 carats.
One
remarkably fine deep-blue gem from Eoyalston, Massachusetts, weighing
over 10 carats, is in the United States National Museum, and in the
same collection is one weighing 14 carats from Portland, Connecticut,
equal to almost any from Brazil for depth of blue color. Both of these
localities have at times afforded line clear material. Some very clear
white stones are obtained at Pearl hill, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
and are sold by the local jewelers. Dr. A. C. Hamlin owns a very fine
golden yellow beryl of 4 carats from this locality.
Fine
crystals of beryl of almost emerald green color, also beautiful
yellowish green and bluish beryls, are found in Deshong's quarry, near
Leiperville, Pennsylvania; the crystals are at times 12 inches long, of
a yellowish green color. At Shaw & Ezra's quarry, near Chester, at
Upper Providence, and in Middletown, Concord, and Marple townships,
fine specimens have been found. Fine beryls also have beta observed at
White Horse, 3 or 4 miles below Darby, Pennsylvania. Bluish green and
blue beryls occur in the vicinity of Unionville, Newlin township, and
on Brandy wine battlefield, in Birmingham township. One crystal, of a
dark tourmaline green tint, over one-half inch long, in the cabinet of
Mr. Michael Brodley, of Chester, Pennsylvania, is from Middletown,
Delaware county, and would afford a fine gem. Some of the gems from
here, especially those from the John Smith farm, have much the
appearance of bluish emeralds. The finest American golden yellow
beryls are found at the Avondale quarries, Delaware county,
Pennsylvania. A 20-carat gem is in the cabinet of Mrs. M. J. Chase, and
material for another is in the cabinet of Mr. Clarence S. Bement. Mr.
B. B. Chamberlain has lately found six fine yellow beryls, 1 to 2
carats each, in Manhattanville, New York City.
The variety of beryl found at Goshen, Massachusetts, and called goshenite, occurs in pieces transparent enough to afford gems.
Phenakite.—About
fifty crystals of phenakite have been found duriug the last year, of
which fully one-quarter would aoffrd gems, some over 6 carats in weight
and absolutely pellucid; the largest crystal found was 3 inches across
; the finer ones are equal in quality to the Siberian. They have been
observed at the locality near Pike's peak(a), and also near Crystal
peak small ones on amazonstone. At the topaz locality at Florissant, El
Paso county, Colorado, phenakite(b) occurs in small but very
iuteresting crystals implanted on microcliue amazonstone. They are
rarely over 5 millimeters in size, and are very transparent and
colorless, and would afford minute gems.
Euclase.—Only one mention is made of euclase in the United States.(c)
