Beryl
Hardness ( Moh )
" 7.5 - 8
Crystal System
HexagonalSpecific Gravity
2.69
Refractive Index
1.563 - 1.620
Birefringence
Family
Beryl
Colour(s)
Green, blue, yellow, pink, colorless, other
Cleavage
Francture Type
Conchoidal, brittle
Luster
Streak
white
Transparency
Transparent to subtranslucent
Formula
Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Country
Found In Afghanistan,Angola,Antarctica,Argentina,Australia,Austria,Belgium,Benin,Bhutan,Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Brazil,Bulgaria,Burundi,Cambodia,Canada,Chad,Chile,China,Colombia,Czech Republic,DR Congo,Egypt,Eswatini,Ethiopia,Europe,Finland,Finland/Russia,France,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Hungary,India,Iran,Ireland,Isle of Man,Italy,Ivory Coast,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kyrgyzstan,Madagascar,Malawi,Mauritania,Mexico,Mongolia,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nepal,New Zealand,Niger,Nigeria,North Korea,North Macedonia,Norway,Pakistan,Paraguay,Peru,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Rwanda,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Somaliland,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Sweden,Switzerland,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Turkey,Uganda,UK,Ukraine,USA,Uzbekistan,Vietnam,Zambia,Zimbabwe