Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Color: color change, from bluish green (daylight) to purple, red or brown (incandescent light), Hardness: 8, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O4, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma
Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, USA, Mexico, Pakistan, brown, Yellow, Orange, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Russia, brown, Yellow, Orange, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Russia
Green
Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Brown
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Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle