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Lot 8169
Red Beryl Specimen
4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$470 inc. premium
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A rare and sizeable red beryl crystal, (also known as “red emerald”), from the only known locality for the mineral. The claim, once briefly operated by Tiffany and Co. in search of treasured gem rough, is no longer viable as the removal of the overburden is no longer cost-effective. The present example has a single, large well-formed hexagonal crystal, measuring approximately ½ inch in height with good luster and transparency and a very desirable raspberry color rising starkly from the white matrix. Specimens of this quality are now difficult to obtain. Measuring 4 x 2 x 1 ¾ in.
A rare and sizeable red beryl crystal, (also known as “red emerald”), from the only known locality for the mineral. The claim, once briefly operated by Tiffany and Co. in search of treasured gem rough, is no longer viable as the removal of the overburden is no longer cost-effective. The present example has a single, large well-formed hexagonal crystal, measuring approximately ½ inch in height with good luster and transparency and a very desirable raspberry color rising starkly from the white matrix. Specimens of this quality are now difficult to obtain. Measuring 4 x 2 x 1 ¾ in.

