Red Beryl on Matrix

Red Beryl on Matrix from Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Single crystal of Red Beryl in white rhyolite matrix. Red Beryl, also called Bixbite, is the rarest color of the mineral species and only occurs in Utah. The Red Beryl crystal is prismatic hexagonal form with flat pinacoid terminations.

Locality

Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah

Dimensions

19 x 12 x 9 mm.

Photograph

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