AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 22264 |
Mineral: | Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite |
Locality: | Malyshevo Mine, Yekaterina Oblast, Ural Mountains, Russia |
Description: | Translucent crystals of alexandrite exposed in a shallow pocket of matrix. The alexandrite crystals are twinned, though the formation is not complete making it difficult to see. Color is green under incandescent illumination. |
Overall Size: | 30x28x14 mm |
Crystals: | 5-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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