Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite

Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite from Malyshevo Mine, Yekaterina Oblast, Ural Mountains, Russia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Translucent crystals of Alexandrite exposed in a shallow pocket of matrix. The Alexandrite crystals are twinned, though the formation is not complete making it difficult to see. Color is green under incandescent illumination.


Cut

30 x 28 x 14 mm.

Locality

Malyshevo Mine, Yekaterina Oblast, Ural Mountains, Russia


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