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Chemical formula
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Be 3 Al 2 (SiO 3 ) 6 |
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Crystalline system
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Hexagonal |
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Class
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silicates |
| Origin | Viseu District, Portugal |
| Size |
Medium : 3.0-4.0 cm big : 4.0-5.0cm |
Massive Beryl in pale green color.
Beryl can appear in different colors, its best-known gem-quality varieties are: emerald (green), aquamarine (light blue), heliodor (golden yellow), morganite (pink), bixbite (pink) and goshenite (colorless).
Beryl is used as the ore of the element beryllium.
The piece you receive may differ slightly from the photo shown as the minerals are natural and no piece is identical. The size is approximate.