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Beryl Var Aquamarine

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Beryl Var Aquamarine

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Description
Locality: 
Hurum, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Rare Norwegian aquamarine crystal of good transparency and light blue colour. It is a dihexagonal prism with the first and second order prisms developed almost at the same degree. Nice growing steps are present at the faces. Doubly-terminated and free of damages.

Collected by J.Sibtsen in 1975-77. Ex Jan Sibtsen #858.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Streak: 
White

Aquamarine

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3Al2Si6O18
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
White

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