AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colombia > Beryl var. Emerald in Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 49045 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Emerald in Calcite |
Locality: | Consorcio Shaft, La Pita Complex, Vasquez-Yacopí District, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
Description: | Doubly-terminated 22 mm emerald crystal, the green gem variety of beryl, surrounded by translucent gray flattened calcite crystals to 6 mm on dark gray matrix. The emerald crystal has flat terminations with small secondary edge faces. |
Overall Size: | 7x4x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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