Southern and central Africa, Burma, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka
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
Yellow, White, Green, Brown, Greenish, gray
Green
Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Metallic
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