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Emerald

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Emerald

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Description
Locality: 
Jos Plateau, Plateau, Nigeria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.1 × 1 cm
Description

It is just small, it is only light green - but is sharp terminated and complete - and most important: it is from an exceptional rare locality: Jos plateau in Nigeria. Material from the locality is very rare and hard to obtain. Should be high valued for the rare locality!

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