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Sample n° 5467

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
BERYL	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	cyclosilicates	-	major

Description

Description: prismatic emerald-like crystal (3 cm)

Origin

Country: Rwanda
Region: Gitarama
Locality: Mont Kibingo

Specification

Donors: Safiannikoff

Donation year: 1955
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 1

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 3

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no