Beryl (Var: Aquamarine)

Specimen ID: TX4-GNK

Mineral(s)
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be3Al2Si6O18
Locality
As recorded:
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China 4.5x 0.8x 0.7 cm
Dimensions
45mm x 8mm x 7mm
Description
One of the most interesting new things to come from this mine has been a very small quantity of aquamarine crystals. Usually, when I think of places where aquamarine occurs, I think of pegmatites-- not an iron mine situated in a skarn body. For what I understand there was one decently sized pocket of this material some months back-- and most of the pieces were pretty bad. The crystal is double terminated. These look a lot like some of the aquamarines from Erongo.
Previous data
Mineral(s)
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