| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colombia > Beryl var. Emerald |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39847 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Emerald |
| Locality: | Maripi deposit, Vasquez-Yacopi District, Colombia |
| Description: | Flat plate of tan-colored quartz + pyrite matrix with many transparent emerald crystals, the green gem variety of the mineral species beryl. The emerald crystals are in two areas and I am tempted to split the specimen in two. Has great color and luster. Ex. Murchison, collected ca. 1950 |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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