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Emerald

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Description
Locality: 
Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A nice little specimen of fractured emerald crystals in schist matrix from a famous Russian locality for the species.

 

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
Peter Crozier Minerals