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Emerald

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MGR704177

Emerald

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Description
Locality: 
Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 6.4 × 3.6 cm
Description

This beautiful matrix piece hosts a gem emerald crystal perched on contrasting light grey calcite, which developed sharp lustrous crystals. The emerald is very clear, highly lustrous and end-pointed, it shows this most amazing, most appreciated dark green color. Please note, that photography don´t do justice to the color in person.

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