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Emerald

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Emerald

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Description
Locality: 
Hupei Mine, Pingjiang County, Yueyang, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

A dense calcite matrix has an exposed area at one end into which a large emerald crystal has "stuck."

The crystal is 2.3cm X 1.2cm X 1cm and is a very dark bright emerald green colour .

All over the specimen are many more smaller emerald crystals.

Very fine specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emerald

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3(Al,Cr)2Si6O18
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0