Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Color: yellow, green, pink or colorless, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Canada, Namibia, China. Among other varieties of beryl such as emerald, aquamarine or bixbite, beryl exists in different varieties such as: light yellow (heliodor), light green (vanadium beryl), light pink (morganite) or colorless (goshenite). Heat treatment could be applied to pink beryls to improve their color.
Afghanistan, Southern and central Africa, Brazil, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, USA
Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink
Violet, Colorless, pink
Not Available
Poseidon, Neptune, Tiamat, Mara
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Gems, Brittle
Not Available
Transparent, Transparent to opaque
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent