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Emerald

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 5.3 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Old classic specimen featuring attractive emerald crystals of excellent green colour that are well set and nicely exposed off the black biotite schist matrix. The biggest crystal reach 11 mm in size and all the main crystals are free of damages. Good representative specimen of this ancient Russian locality where emeralds have been mined for nearly 200 years.

Acquired in 1995.

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

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