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PhotosBeryl, not feldspar?
18th Feb 2024 03:06 UTCLuís Martins 🌟
18th Feb 2024 13:34 UTCEd Clopton 🌟 Expert
I see what you mean, but I'm not convinced. Iit's possible that these are just oddly distorted feldspar crystals. Note the triangular face pointing toward the camera on the crystal at upper left, a similar face pointing downward on the crystal leaning forward in the center, and maybe also in the background at top center and upper right. The consistent appearance of that one face on several crystals suggests a lower degree of symmetry than beryl would have. I'm also not convinced that the angles between what would be hexagonal prism faces if it were beryl are all equal.
Of course more views would be helpful, but this photo comes from a dealer, meaning that the specimen probably has been sold and the party that posted it would not have access to the specimen to provide further photos. We may never know for sure, but I'm inclined to agree with the original ID.
18th Feb 2024 13:41 UTCHerwig Pelckmans
Where crystals on the photos looked quite different due to the orientation of the camera and the specimen when the photo was taken.
Realizing beryl would = a more expensive specimen, and taking into account the years of experience of this dealer, I truly doubt this is a beryl specimen in real life.
It would be nice if (sooner or later) supplementary photos were posted ... one never knows ...
18th Feb 2024 21:55 UTCHarold Moritz 🌟 Expert
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