MQA60 Beryl var. Heliodor
Befotaka Sud District, Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
4.8x 1.6x 1.3 cm
$360

REPAIRED

A  terminated, gem heliodor from Madagascar-- this one has a very etched termination.  This piece comes from a recently discovered pocket that produced a small quantity of excellent heliodors and aquamarines.  The piece is repaired, so it is cheaper.

Despite this being my fourth trip to the country, I had only ever come away with a few beryl samples previously.  With that said, good beryl specimens are not common from Madagascar-- in fact, the last time I know of a decent pocket being discovered was almost 7 years ago. That is not to say there have been none since, but I certainly haven't seen new examples in any quantity since then.

The color is somewhat difficult to get it right in the pictures, so I have photographed it with a couple different backgrounds-- the super bright image is an iPhone picture in direct winter sunlight.











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