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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, Beryl (Var: Goshenite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA This elegant etched beryl crystal tapers and is a floater, terminated at both ends. It glistens like wet glass! At first glance, you might think it colorless spodumene but these have been analyzed and proven to be beryl. A rare and unique specimen for the Himalaya where beryl is very uncommon: formerly from the collection of Tim Sherburn, who got ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 20380 View Count: 375
Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈, Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA This elegant etched beryl crystal is a floater, terminated at both ends and superficialy looking like a pale kunzite. This piece has a pale peach-pink hue to it when placed against a white background. A rare and unique specimen for the Himalaya where beryl is very uncommon: formerly from the collection of Tim Sherburn, who got it in 1982 while ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 20379 View Count: 331
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A suite of three natural pale pink beryl crystals having etched exteriors; from the Himalaya mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA. From left, specimens measure approximately 20x20x17mm, 15x17x17mm, and 16x20x15mm respectively. Courtesy Pala International.
© 2003 SLR	Photo ID: 66708 View Count: 243
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Pale blue, striated aquamarine from the Himalaya Mine. Unfortunately, the crystal is not terminated and has contacting on the back side. Size is 2.8 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm. Self-collected on 11/29/2008. Photo & Collection: Jonathan Woolley
	Photo ID: 206541 View Count: 91
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 11.7 x 9.7 x 4.4 cm. At 671 grams, this translucent, very richly-colored pink morganite is certainly among the larger single morganite crystals to come from the county as a whole. It is visually impressive, and very colorful for a morganite from any US locale, for that matter. It is a floater, completely terminated on much of the backside if ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 249663 View Count: 15
Beryl (Var: Goshenite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm, 2.9 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm (2 largest specimens). Sharp, brilliantly lustrous, etched beryl from the Himalaya Mine where beryl is fairly uncommon. 3 thumbnail specimens, all little jewels. They have the faintest hint of pink to them, but really are closer to colorless than to morganite. Ex. William Larson Collection.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 259654 View Count: 15