| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colombia > Beryl var. Emerald |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 49146 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Emerald |
| Locality: | Muzo Mine, Vasquez-Yacopí District, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| Description: | Four intersecting lustrous transparent medium-green emerald crystals, the green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with glassy crystal faces on translucent colorless calcite crystals to 4 mm. Two other partial emerald crystals are on the bottom. |
| Overall Size: | 18x16x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 7-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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