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Description: Beryl (Var.: Emerald), Calcite Locality: Muzo Mine, Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm. A beautifully gemmy and lustrous, 1.1 cm, emerald crystal attractively set on the side of a grayish-white calcite cleavage from the famous Muzo Mine of Colombia. The crystal has great green color intensity and the faces are very lightly frosted. The upper 2 mm of the crystal is particularly gemmy. Highly representative of the species and locality.
Title: Beryl-Calcite-122972
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Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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