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Aquamarine

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Aquamarine

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Description
Locality: 
Habach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 3.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

The main crystal is 38mm tall and about 5mm in diameter. Alpine Aquamarine is generally very rare and this one is even free-standing. The crystal is repaired - an unrepaired freestanding Aquamarine crystal from the area simply doesn´t exist. The crystal is well terminated and shows light blue color. The faces are partly glossy. The assemble looks very aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aquamarine

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3Al2Si6O18
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
White