Beryl (var. Heliodor)
Russia - Europe
Be3Al2Si6O18
Description
Perfectly hexagonal, transparent crystal in a beautiful yellow-amber color with small corrosion patterns on the faces. The summit is very well crystallized.
Alabashskoye Pegmatitovoye Polye, Yuzhakovo, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Ural
Collection of origin
Herbert Obodda (USA)
Probable extraction year
1899
From the Greek beryllos "crystal of the color of sea water" and the Greek hêlios "the sun" and dôron "gift", marketing name given by a German jeweler to promote the stone.
Class
8 - Silicates / Cyclosilicates
Dimensions (length x with x height in cm)
2.5x3x12.5
Hardness (Mohs)
7.5
Density (G/cm3)
2.8
Publication
"Das Mineralreich (1903)", "Extra Lapis # 7: Beryl and its color varieties", "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés"
