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fuckyeahmineralogy:
“ earthshaped:
“ Morganite with Tourmaline, Cleavelandite, and Lepidolite
“ Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
” ”
thinking about morganite today
Very cool variety of Beryl (other varieties include emerald and aquamarine), owing...

fuckyeahmineralogy:

earthshaped:

Morganite with Tourmaline, Cleavelandite, and Lepidolite

Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

thinking about morganite today

Very cool variety of Beryl (other varieties include emerald and aquamarine), owing its pink color to the presence of manganese cations. Pure Beryl is actually colorless, and the varieties that we see are all due to impurities like manganese here. 

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