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Beryl Var Heliodor

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Beryl Var Heliodor

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Description
Locality: 
Teofilo Otoni, Mucuri Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm
Description

A fantastic, bi-terminated, bi-coloured heliodor crystal from Catuj', near Teofilo Otoni; bought in Teofilo Otoni this year. There is a little chip in the backside but the faces are all perfect

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

Heliodor

Variety Of: 

Beryl

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