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Chrysoberyl

Chrysoberyl is better known as a gemstone. Its name comes from the Greek chrysos and berrylos in allusion to color. They form thickly tabular or columnar crystals, which often coalesce into twins and triplets. Star clusters are prized. It is most common in granite pegmatites and alluvium. It is golden, yellow, green, green-yellow, blue-green and gray-brown. More info

Chrysoberyl is better known as a gemstone. Its name comes from the Greek chrysos and berrylos in allusion to color. They form thickly tabular or columnar crystals, which often coalesce into twins and triplets. Star clusters are prized. It is most common in granite pegmatites and alluvium. It is golden, yellow, green, green-yellow, blue-green and gray-brown.
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