Silicates
Beryl variety Emerald with Calcite
$3,500.00 €2,958 £2,550.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC6876
An excellent and well-formed single hexagonal prismatic Emerald crystal measuring 1.5 cm by 3 mm diameter, set in a druse of Calcite crystals with further crystal sections of Emerald on the specimen. Emerald is the green variety of Beryl and these crystals are a rich and intensely coloured gemmy-translucent emerald green with neon-green internal reflections. The crystals have a reasonably bright glassy lustre with smooth, yet slightly rough-looking surfaces. The Calcite crystals are typically 5 to 8 mm but can exceed 1.3 cm, and mostly cover a black shale matrix, characteristic within the Muzo Emerald deposits in Colombia. A fine Emerald specimen of great colour and from one of the world’s most famous Emerald localities.