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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 54815
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine in Albite
Locality:Beryl Hill, Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina
Description:Translucent-to-transparent blue-green hexagonal aquamarine crystal, the gem variety of the mineral beryl, in contrasting white albite. The beryl crystal fractured post-crystallization and is in three segments frozen in the albite.
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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