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Morganite — specimen 0528, photo © NMNHS
Morganite — specimen 0528, photo © NMNHS

Morganite — specimen 0528

Origin

South America
Brazil
Morganite — specimen 0528, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.35 ct; size: 5.77 | 2.91 | 2.91 mm; shape: octagon; colour: light reddish orange; strong; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Octaelongatis 3’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Morganite — specimen 0295Morganite — specimen 0343Morganite — specimen 0482Morganite — specimen 0524Morganite — specimen 0555Morganite — specimen 0015Morganite — specimen 0422

More information from ‘Classification’

Morganite

A pink variety of beryl; named after the American banker and collector John Pierpont Morgan.


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