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Emerald

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Emerald

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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: 
4.8 × 3.8 × 0.9 cm
Description

Gemmy green emerald from the famous Habach Valley which is nicely placed in schist matrix. The crystal shows a fine transparency and a great satturated green. Also this is a complete crystal in its mother roch with all ends of the crystal intergrown.

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