Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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Apatite-(CaF) : Ca₅[F\|(PO₄)₃]
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Crystal with 4x3x3cm - July of 2005
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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Gorgeous glowing crystal of Aquamarine ex. Dr. Steve Smale, acquired from Rob Lavinsky last year (8.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm)
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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Beryl xls 30 mm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo. December 2007.
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Mined in July of 1981, this light blue-green, slightly etched, transparent and lustrous aqua, is truly oustanding for the locality and for Brazil in general. It exhibits both a pyramid and a pinacoid at the termination, which is exquisitely formed and glassy. Note the dramatic slanted faces on the termination, shown. There is only very minor ...
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This is a deep blue, slightly rounded and etched, transparent, gem crystal of aqua which has one rough termination and what may be a healed termination on the other end. It weighs 26 grams. Rare in such color, from Brazil! 8.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, Albite : Na[AlSi₃O₈]
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil A parallel growth of two prismatic crystals with quite acute and very well defined pyramidal terminations. Color, luster and transparency are excellent. A small bit of Albite matrix appears at the base. We especially like this specimen. Catuji, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Found in ±2005 Specimen size: 5.3 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Doubly terminated crystal formed by 2nd order prism, acute 2nd order dipyramide and acute 1rst order dypiramide. Size: 4,1 x 2,7 x 2,1 cm. (crystal: 2,5 x 1,2 x 1,0 cm.) Collected in 1974.
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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This specimen consists of a sharp, glassy, gemmy, doubly terminated, pale blue Qquamarine crystal. Ex. Robert E. Jenkins II Collection No. 7951. Crystal size is 4.64cm x 1.07cm x 1.03cm.
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Beryl (Var: Goshenite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Crystal 2x1,6 cm.
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Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Teófilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 8.2 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm. This is a bizarre specimen from a different part of Brazil than we normally see producing morganite. This area is better known for topaz and other gems. The crystal has at best a peachy color, not quite pink, but it is colorful and a true morganite. It is gemmy right through the middle and has a matte-finished, opaque rind ...
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