AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Utah > Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 46060 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) |
Locality: | Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah |
Description: | Single crystal of red beryl in white rhyolite matrix. Red beryl, also called Bixbite, is the rarest color of the mineral species and only occurs in Utah. The red beryl crystal is prismatic hexagonal form with flat basal pinacoid terminations. |
Overall Size: | 19x12x9 mm |
Crystals: | 12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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