Day: May 15, 2025

Learn About Past and Future CT Pegmatite Mining in Our New Exhibit

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Pegmatites are rocks that boast exceptionally large, rare crystals – and Middletown, CT and surrounding towns sit atop them! Pegmatites have a main mineral composition similar to granite (quartz, feldspar, and mica), but their crystals are exceptionally large, and often are associated with rare minerals like beryl and tourmaline. We highlight remarkable pegmatite specimens and … Read more

Rare Copper Specimens Tell a 9,500-Year Old Story

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Rare Copper Specimens Tell a 9,500-Year Old Story  We will formally opened our new Native Copper exhibit in the Joe Webb Peoples Museum just before Bronze Day (April 26), the Wesleyan Archeology Group’s ‘Copper Culture Celebration’. Native Copper Deposits Copper is not a rare element on earth; copper deposits large and small occur in many … Read more