Colombia, Southern and central Africa
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.
Yellow
Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink
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Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Gems, Brittle
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
Transparent, Transparent to opaque