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Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

 
Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl) from Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 61636
Mineral:Beryl var. Bixbite (Red Beryl)
Locality:Rex Harris' Ruby Violet claim, 1 km north of Bumblebee Mountain, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah
Description:Lustrous translucent red beryl crystals in white rhyolite. The red beryl crystals are hexagonal prisms with flat terminations. Red beryl crystals occurs at only a few places; this mine claim was open pit-mined and reclaimed. Now closed to collecting. Collected in 2001
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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