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Stones >> Semi
Precious Stones >> Morganite
Semi Precious Stone Morganite
Morganite popularly referred as pink beryl, Rose beryl, pink
emerald, cesian beryl. It is rare light pink to rose colored gem
quality variety of mineral beryl well known for its green variety,
blue variety.
The gemstone morganite is the rare variety compared to other
common beryls like aquamarine, heliodor. The common varieties
of the mineral morganite are orange, yellow and pink. The red
beryl known as "red emerald," is a very rare. Generally, Morganite
is heat to remove patches of yellow and also to improve the color
by way of irradiation. The refractive index for the gemstone is
1.57 to 1.58 and the Mohs scale hardness is 7.5 to 8 with specific
gravity of 2.66 to 2.83.
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Historical Facts of Morganite
| Refractive Index |
1.577(+-.016), 1.583 (+-.017) |
| Chemical Composition |
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 |
| Hardness |
7.5 - 8 |
| Density |
2.72 |
| Crystal Group |
Hexagonal |
| Ocurrence |
Brazil, Madagascar |
| Color |
Pink, Champagne, Orange, Yellow |
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Gemstone Morganite
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