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Benitoite : BaTi[Si3O9]
	Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA Large crystal (30.1 carats) with deep violet-blue color at the edges fading to colorless near the center. Crystal faces are glassy and well-defined, with unusually large "mu" faces. Overall dimensions = 23 mm x 15 mm x 11 mm.
	Photo ID: 72167    View Count: 173
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18
	Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) A most unusual thumbnail, this morganite crystal has a lovely rose color and a tabular rosette-like form, and it comes from a source more famous for rubies and spinels than beryls. When viewed from the side, the crystal exhibits color-zoning, with the more intense pink occurring at the terminations. Overall dimensions are 14 x 6 x 12 mm. ...
	Photo ID: 73768    View Count: 210
Forsterite (Var: Peridot) : Mg2[SiO4]
	Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) Wonderful, gemmy double-terminated lime green crystal from a location other than Pakistan! The crystal weighs 12.3 carats; dimensions are 21 mm x 8.3 mm x 7.6mm.
	Photo ID: 72220    View Count: 50
Sillimanite : Al2[O|SiO4]
	Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) Pale periwinkle double-terminated gemmy crystal showing great pleochroism down the c-axis, as the crystal turns to a pale yellow when shifted. The crystal weighs 7.9 carats and exhibits great form and transparency for a species that is not often gemmy. Overall dimensions are 17.5 mm x 8.6 mm x 4.2 mm.
	Photo ID: 72219    View Count: 90

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