Connecticut Gems (Part 2)

As I was talking about in part one there are some really nice aquamarines in Middletown Connecticut. Although they are usually light in color, in small pockets, they can be found in the size of a large fist. There are a lot of areas that look like there would be tons of beryls but they just don't show up. You have to look real hard to find them, if it wasn’t hard enough the light colors make it even harder to find them. If you do find some don't forget to look for elbaite crystals (one out of 20 areas may have them). Finding these gems anywhere is very rewarding. Connecticut has many articles on areas to find aquamarines but most of the mines are lost or closed down so finding areas with them are priceless.

Unfortunately there are very few large vug but no matter how little they are, it’s always worth looking for. Once again, there are vugs in this area. Sometimes there are a lot of theses beryls in a given area, so if you find one you many find many more. There is nothing like the color of aquamarine, like someone has frozen water in your hands and nothing brings this out like a raw crystal from the ground. So whether it’s a gem or just a crystal it’s well worth keeping as a specimen. It is much harder to find any type of gem material from this area so if you find some large gem material consider it priceless. So look hard and never give up on your hunts. There are gems to be found in the great state of Connecticut.

See: Connecticut Gems (Part 1)