Beryl (Var: Morganite)

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈

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Locality: White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain (Heriart; Heriot; Hiriat Hill), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Large pink morganite beryl crystal without matrix. The termination is flat and clean with slight etched texture, the prism sides have minor coating of lepidolite. The back side is crystallized but contacted matrix. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 6x5x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 6 cm.

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