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Chrysoberyl

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Chrysoberyl

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Description
Locality: 
Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Fantastic single crystal of chrysoberyl from Zimbabwe. It is lustrous all over and shows super intense colouration.  It reaches from golden-orange to reddish and intense golden yellow. Truly a superb crystal in excellent quality.

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