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Beryl

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Beryl

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Description
Locality: 
Newcastle, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 6.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

This is a very old specimen from Northern Ireland:

Sharp pale green beryll crystals in a vug of the pegmatite matrix.

Ex Hoffmann collection, Germany

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Streak: 
White