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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. 58790
Mineral:Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl)
Locality:Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah
Description:Lustrous transparent hexagonal bixbite crystal, the red-violet variety of beryl commonly sold as Red Beryl, on light-gray rhyolite clay. The red beryl crystal has flat basal pinacoid termination. Has an engraved number plate glued to the bottom.
Overall Size:21x17x13 mm
Crystals:6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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