| Origin |
Asia
» China
» Sichuan
» Pingwu
» Xuebaoding Mt., Huya
|
| Size |
9,9 x 5,4 x 6,9 cm
|
| Weight |
337 g
|
| The biggest crystal |
4,3 x 1,8 x 2,8 cm
|
Aquamarine
The name beryl comes from the Greek beryllos, which is a designation for gems blue-green like sea water. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate, Be3Al2 (Si6O18). Beryl is known mainly for its gemstone varieties such as emerald, aquamarine, golden beryl, goshenite and morganite. The colors of beryl are from colorless, white, green, yellow-green, green-blue, pink to red. It occurs mainly in pegmatites. The blue type of beryl is called Aquamarine.
