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Morganite with Tourmaline, Cleavelandite, and Lepidolite

Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

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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.