Beryl Gem

 
"Beryl is a family of gemstones most people know as..."


 

 



Aquamarine - sky-blue to blue-green, but if treated by radiation or heat it will more likely be either a darker or dark blue;
 
Emerald - bright-green;
 
Green Beryl - light green;
 
Goshenite - colourless;

Heliodor - golden to greenish-yellow;

Morganite - pink;

Peach Beryl - peachy-pink;

Red Beryl - red.

These varieties of Beryl are found in America, Afghanistan, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Beryl gem. By the_justified_sinner 



 


 


This page was written by Magda Palmer, a gemmologist and the author of The Healing Power of Crystals, Precious Stones and Feng Shui Student Manual, which I highly recommend.



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