| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Beryl var. Aquamarine on Muscovite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62171 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine on Muscovite |
| Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Description: | Lustrous highly-transparent tabular aquamarine crystals, the blue gem variety of the mineral beryl, to 18 mm on translucent yellow platy muscovite mica crystals to 5 mm. The aquamarine crystals are nearly water-clear making them difficult to photograph. |
| Overall Size: | 9x5.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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