Large prismatic Beryl crystal

3D Model

Locality: Huntington (Norwich), Massachusetts, USA

No.: 5740

Size: 8.4 x 7.4 x 3.4 cm

Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)

Description: Medium light to medium dark tones of green Beryl are called Emerald (https://skfb.ly/onpDW). Minerals that are light or very light green are properly called Green Beryl rather than Emerald. Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral Beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium.

Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/

Concept & 3D-modelling by Andrei Ionut APOPEI