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216 G. F. Kunz—Minerals from Stoneham, Me. 
In addition to the topaz and other minerals from Stoneham, 
Maine, the finding of two beryls, of exceptional beauty for this 
country, may be mentioned; they were found several miles 
apart and some distance from the topaz locality. They were 
discovered by chance, within the last two years, by farmers, in 
pastures in this township. e first is only one-half of the 
original crystal and has been roughly used by some one who 
ossibly discarded it as worthless after breaking it, or may 
toe broken it in taking it from the rock. It is 120™™ long 
and 54™™ wide, and was evidently at least 190™™ long and 75™® 
wide. The color is a rich sea-green as viewed in the direc- 
tion of the longer axis, and sea-blue of a very deep tint through 
the side of the crystal. The color and material in the crystal 
are the finest that have been found at any American locality, 
and if not broken, would be equal to the finest foreign spect 
mens known. If cut, it will still furnish the finest colored 
large gem of this mineral found in the United States, (see Uni- 
ted States Geological Mining Statistics, p. 487, 1883), weighing 
at Igast 20 carats, and a number of small ones weighing from 
one to six carats. 
e other crystal referred to is doubly terminated, being 
41™ long and 15™™ in diameter. Over one half of it is trans 
parent with a faint green color; the remainder is milky gree? — 
and only translucent. At the junction of the two colors in the — 
crystal there is the appearance of a flocculent precipitate, look: 
ing as if it had almost completely settled, leaving the upper half 
_ perfectly clear. The observed planes are: O largely developed, 
J, 1-2, 1, 2-2, 8-g. The finding of these two crystals in such a — 
manner can but lead one to think that rich material must be — 
stored in the vicinity and would warrant further search. : 
[Since the above paper was read the locality has been worked — 
to some extent, and a number of very fine crystals have beea 
found by several parties; among these are several transparent 
pieces, yielding nearly as fine gems as the ones described, and 
also some remarkable translucent crystals; one of these meas: 
ures 910" long and 110™™ in diameter and is of a very fair 
color.. One fragment weighing 660 grams (now in the posse’ — 
sion of Mr. Perry) that had originally been entirely transparent 
but was cracked by weathering, still has a very large clear 
space, and apparently is a part of the crystal described before 
There have been found also some very curious penetrating and 
enclosed beryls. In one case, a crystal about three inches long 
