AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 40204 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite |
Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
Description: | Interconnected glassy translucent aquamarine crystals, the blue gem variety of beryl, up to 30 mm with a colorless transparent quartz crystal 22 mm and minor muscovite. The aquamarine crystals are tabular, hexagonal form with secondary corner faces. |
Overall Size: | 6x4.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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