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Emerald

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MGR1155898

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Description
Locality: 
Habach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4 × 2.3 cm
Description

The sharp terminated crystal is 19 mm tall, the faces show waxy luster and with just a minor light source it expose deep green color! Great specimen with exceptional crystal size from this only relevant locality for emerald in mid-Europe.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emerald

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3(Al,Cr)2Si6O18
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0