Post subject: Morganite Pink Beryl Variety Single Crystal
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:15 pm
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I aquired this beautiful Pink Morganite crystal from a fellow miner because I just had to have it. It weighs in at 72 carats and and is inclusionless and absolutely perfect. It was discovered at the Himalaya Mine in the Great Pala Pegmatite Belt in San Diego, California. It's one of the finest rough specimens available for viewing online. Usually a good single crystal exhibits a tiny little 1/16 of an inch or so of a 'window' to its beauty somewhere on the crystal. Like a tiny peek at its true beauty after cutting. The Morganite Pink variety of Beryl is second to Bixbite in rareness.
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Post subject: Re: Morganite Pink Beryl Variety Single Crystal
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:42 am
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the Himalaya mine isn't in pala....its 15 miles away as the crow flies....and as far I know never produced alluvial specimens since its a hard rock mine...
Post subject: Re: Morganite Pink Beryl Variety Single Crystal
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:09 pm
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stairman wrote:
the Himalaya mine isn't in pala....its 15 miles away as the crow flies....and as far I know never produced alluvial specimens since its a hard rock mine...
The first time I dug in the Himalaya mine tailings was as a teenager in the late 1960's. I believe that it does produce some Morganite. Due to my youth and inexperience I missed all the Morganite. But then I was looking for XTLs not pebbles......
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