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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
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Beryl var. Aquamarine/Schorl/Feldspar/Goethite
Erongo, Namibia
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Combination
Origin Location
Erongo, Namibia
Description
Miniature euhedral aqua on goethite groundmass
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
No modifications.
Size Group
Miniature
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Goethite
: FeO(OH)
iron oxygen hydroxide *
Schorl
: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
sodium tricosiron hexaluminum hexasilicon octadecoxygen boron oxygen oxygen trihydrogen hydroxide *
Beryl
: Be3Al2Si6O18
triberyllium dialuminum hexasilicon octadecoxygen *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
DarkOliveGreen
100
RosyBrown
87
Gray
81
DimGray
62
Silver
27
RosyBrown
26
Sienna
20
Gray
20
BurlyWood
18
DarkOliveGreen
17
SaddleBrown
17
BurlyWood
12
DarkKhaki
9
Peru
9
Peru
7
Bisque
7
NavajoWhite
6
Peru
6
SaddleBrown
6
Sienna
5
SandyBrown
5
SaddleBrown
5
DarkSalmon
5
LightSalmon
4
Sienna
3
LightPink
3
MistyRose
2
SandyBrown
2
Khaki
2
DarkGoldenrod
2
DarkGoldenrod
2
DarkGray
1
LightSlateGray
1
DarkSlateGray
1
Goldenrod
1
SaddleBrown
1
Peru
1
RosyBrown
1
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite
Garnet var. Andradite
Wulfenite / Goethite
Pyromorphite
Quartz var. Amethyst (Pink)
Garnet var. Spessartine
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
1 Item(s)
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
Be
4
Beryllium
1 Item(s)
B
5
Boron
1 Item(s)
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
1 Item(s)
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
1 Item(s)
Si
14
Silicon
1 Item(s)
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
1 Item(s)
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
Zn
30
Zinc
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
1 -
H
- Hydrogen
4 -
Be
- Beryllium
5 -
B
- Boron
8 -
O
- Oxygen
11 -
Na
- Sodium
13 -
Al
- Aluminum
14 -
Si
- Silicon
26 -
Fe
- Iron
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Goethite
Fe O H
Ferrihydrite
Fe O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Amakinite
Fe O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Oxy-schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Goethite
Fe O H
Feroxyhyte
Fe O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Bernalite
Fe O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Lepidocrocite
Fe O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Luinaite-(OH)
Na Fe Mg Al B O Si H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Fluor-schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H F
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Bosiite
Na Fe Al Mg Si O B H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Darrellhenryite
Na Li Al B O Si H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferric-nybøite
Na Mg Fe Si Al O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferro-glaucophane
Na Fe Al Si O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferronybøite
Na Fe Al Si O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferro-pargasite
Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Fluor-buergerite
Na Fe Al Si O B F
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferro-taramite
Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Foitite
Fe Al Si O B H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Olenite
Na Al Si O B H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferrobarroisite
Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Schorl
Na Fe Al Si O B H
Ferro-edenite
Na Ca Fe Si Al O H
Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Beryl Group
Avdeevite
Bazzite
Beryl
Beryllocordierite-Na
Beryllosachanbińskiite-Na
Cordierite
Ferroindialite
Indialite
Johnkoivulaite
Pezzottaite
Sekaninaite
Stoppaniite
Diaspore Group
Bracewellite
Diaspore
Goethite
Groutite
Montroseite
Tsumgallite
Tourmaline Group
Adachiite
Alumino-oxy-rossmanite
Bosiite
Celleriite
Chromium-dravite
Chromo-alumino-povondraite
Darrellhenryite
Dravite
Dutrowite
Elbaite
Ferro-bosiite
Feruvite
Fluor-buergerite
Fluor-dravite
Fluor-elbaite
Fluor-liddicoatite
Fluor-schorl
Fluor-tsilaisite
Fluor-uvite
Foitite
Lucchesiite
Luinaite-(OH)
Magnesio-dutrowite
Magnesio-foitite
Magnesio-lucchesiite
Maruyamaite
Olenite
Oxy-chromium-dravite
Oxy-dravite
Oxy-foitite
Oxy-schorl
Oxy-vanadium-dravite
Povondraite
Princivalleite
Rossmanite
Schorl
Tsilaisite
Uvite
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite
Vanadio-oxy-dravite
Fleischers Group(s):
diaspore
tourmaline
beryl
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