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Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 76335
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent blue beryl crystals to 16 mm intergrown with lustrous translucent smoky quartz crystals to 20 mm. One beryl crystal is the highly transparent aquamarine, the gem variety of blue beryl. Collected ca. 1996
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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