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Chrysoberyl

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Chrysoberyl

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Description
Locality: 
Krupskoye, Izumrudnye Kopi, Malyshevo, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Description

A very interesting and beautiful piece alike. The 1.7 cm main crystal as well as all side crystals on this piece of chrysoberyl/alexandrite are in fact triplet-crystals. A brilliant composition of crystals on matrix. while there is some edgewear present, there is no major damage on this piece. An appealing piece of nice aesthetics!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysoberyl

Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
8.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brazil
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