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Emerald In Schist

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Emerald In Schist

ex coll. Wolfgang Schneider
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 2 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A very nice, classic emerald specimen with six crystals up to 2 cm on a biotite mica shist matrix. The most prominent crystal shows good color, another, thicker one (both 2 cm in length) is almost vcolorless in parts. Very aesthetically sculptured.

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

Schist

Variety Of: 

Metamorphic Rock

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