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Beryl Var Goshenite

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Beryl Var Goshenite

Ex J & S Mommers collection

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Description
Locality: 
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

A crystal of glass-clear gem goshenite (colorless beryl) that was naturally etched by corrosive solutions in the pocket, leaving this weird form which has healed (recrystallised). The crystal is so clear that it really does look like a shard of glass.

Acquired at Tucson 1996 show from Tony Jones Calroq

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

Goshenite

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Earthstones Australia

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