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Beryl Var Goshenite With Tourmaline Inclusions

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Beryl Var Goshenite With Tourmaline Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 0.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

A thumbnail-sized, highly lustrous, and undamaged combination specimen of Beryl, specifically Goshenite, with Tourmaline crystals both intergrown and displaying inclusions within the Goshenite crystal. A visually appealing specimen in person.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Streak: 
White

Goshenite

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7