Chrysoberyl (new find) (7.19 grams)

Item Description

Some of the most classic Chyrsoberyl specimens in the world are those from Espirito Santo in the southeastern end of Brazil. This thumbnail with fine yellow-green color, good luster, and nice translucency shows interesting twinning and despite a few rough spots, is still very well-crystallized. It's doubly-terminated, but it's not complete all the way around as you can see from the photos. This 7.19 gram crystal is a fairly rare and highly sought-after specimen. It is a "classic," with good form and that beautiful color often seen in Brazilian Chrysoberyls. The piece was actually mined in the very beginning of 2018, and is a nice example of the material that has been on the market sporadically for decades.