| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Beryl var. Morganite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70185 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Morganite |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Complexly etched pale-pink morganite crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with no matrix attached. Two prism faces of the morganite crystals are evident, but the pocket solutions attacked the other faces partially dissolving them. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 22x20x17 mm |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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