| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Aquamarine |
| Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Comments: | Tapered hexagonal crystal segments up to 12 cm between opposite faces. Some specimens found growing from milky quartz matrix. Deeper material may be of gem guality. |
| Habit: | Hexagonal |
| Colour: | green, blue-green |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aquamarine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cactus Jack pegmatite, Burnet County, Texas, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 682943 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:682943:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 16f2aeaa-0751-452b-b92d-ba5663a87e6b |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | BIRTHSTONE: AQUAMARINE HGMS H O U S T O N G E M &see more on page 7 MINERAL SOCIETY Aquamarine and Diamond...Calcite with Rhombohedral Termination Molds 5 Aquamarine 7 Bench Tips by Brad Smith 8 Local Shows...stores were sold out of essentials. I’m pretty sure Texas can do a better job than this. VICE PRESIDENT’S...as the molds.) 6 THE BACKBENDER’S GAZETTE AQUAMARINE by Don Shurtz, Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral...for March are Aquamarine and Bloodstone, but this article will concentrate on Aquamarine. The beryl family |
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Cactus Jack pegmatite, Burnet County, Texas, USA