| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Beryl var. Emerald |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78877 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Emerald |
| Locality: | Herat-Panjsher Fault, southeastern slope of the Panjshir River, Buzmal-Khenj area, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent medium-green emerald crystal, the green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, on brown calcite. The emerald crystal is hexagonal prismatic form with cleavage faces on the incomplete termination. |
| Overall Size: | 21x18x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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