AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Beryl var. Aquamarine (color-zoned floater crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80091 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine (color-zoned floater crystal) |
Locality: | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Large crystal of transparent-to-translucent blue aquamarine, the blue gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with white albite inclusions on one end. The aquamarine is color zoned and has small parallel crystal faces on some surfaces. Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 15x9x5 cm |
Crystals: | 150 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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