Beryllonite

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When it comes to specimens of Beryllonite, the finest examples are those from Afghanistan. This rare sodium beryllium phosphate is often found in smaller, nondescript specimens fro m various other pegmatite localities around the world, but the specimens from Afghanistan are incredibly well-formed, large and beautiful. This piece is a good-sized, sharp, well-formed, euhedral, pseudo-hexagonal (monoclinic) crystal group of Beryllonite showing the typical heavily striated prism edges, free of matrix. The specimen is actually a complete "floater" with no damage or point of attachment anywhere. It almost resembles a cityscape with the tops of the building at various heights. The color ranges from a nearly opaque white hue on the lower portion, which grades into a slightly "smoky" color that shows a bit more translucency on the terminations. This piece dates back to the mid to late 1990s, when some of the best examples of the material came out of Afghanistan. Specimen # WWMIX82110 Show more