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Beryl var. Morganite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Beryl var. Morganite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Beryl var. Morganite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Beryl var. Morganite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 41954
Mineral:Beryl var. Morganite
Locality:Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Transparent gem-grade pink morganite variety of the mineral species beryl with heavily etched crystal surfaces that are glassy and have faces in parallel orientation. In the center is a rhombic cavity from another mineral that dissolved away. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #398; acquired in 1980
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:4.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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