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Beryl var. Aquamarine in Quartz from Beryl Hill, Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine in Quartz from Beryl Hill, Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina

Beryl var. Aquamarine in Quartz from Beryl Hill, Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 54807
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine in Quartz
Locality:Beryl Hill, Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina
Description:Lustrous translucent-to-transparent hexagonal aquamarine crystal, the blue gem variety of the mineral beryl, in gray quartz. The beryl crystal fractured post-crystallization and is in two segments frozen in the quartz. This is the best beryl I obtained.
Overall Size:6x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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