AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colombia > Beryl var. Emerald |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62475 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Emerald |
Locality: | La Pita Mine, Vasquez-Yacopí District, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent medium-to-dark green emerald crystal, the green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, in sooty gray matrix. The emerald crystal has post-crystallization fractures that healed and has a gemmy center section with deep color. |
Overall Size: | 25x24x22 mm |
Crystals: | 11 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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