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Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

 
Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 54059
Mineral:Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl)
Locality:Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah
Description:Linear group of many translucent red-violet hexagonal beryl crystals on white rhyolite. Red beryl, also known as the gem variety bixbite (not to be confused with the mineral bixbyite) is rare and is essentially a one-locality mineral.
Overall Size:10.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:2-5.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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