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Chrysoberyl Var Alexandrite

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Chrysoberyl Var Alexandrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Carnaíba, Pindobaçu, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.4 × 3.1 cm
Description

Remarkable cluster of super intense green and rare chrysoberyl var. alexandrite from Brazil. There are a lot of crystals fused together to a highly aesthetic cluster.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysoberyl

Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
8.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brazil

Alexandrite

Variety Of: 

Chrysoberyl

Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BA.05
Hardness: 
8.5
Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Hardness: 
0.0