| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Chrysoberyl |
| Formula: | BeAl2O4 |
| Habit: | platy,often twins |
| Colour: | yellow-green, translucent to transparent |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysoberyl data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ambatosoratra pegmatite, Ambatosoratra Commune, Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 321437 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:321437:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 89e4a1a2-2782-48d5-91ff-7893de2decec |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | page 8) In this issue … Mineral of the month: Chrysoberyl ..... p. 2 February program details ...........Day! Chrysoberyl by Sue Marcus Our February Mineral of the Month is a real gem— chrysoberyl. The mineral...required for its composition. By 1789, the name “chrysoberyl” seems to have received acceptance by scientists...and since chrysoberyl was unknown in ancient times, Pliny could not have meant chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)...The New World material that came to be called chrysoberyl was the source of intensive research in the late |
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Ambatosoratra pegmatite, Ambatosoratra Commune, Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar