Beryl
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Hexagonal
- Hardness
- Very hard (over 7.5)
- Colour
- White, Yellow, Green, Blue
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Gemstone, Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Beryl is the main ore of beryllium, a very light metal used in aircraft, satellites and X-ray tube windows.
- The German word for glasses, Brille, comes from beryl, because early lenses were cut from clear beryl.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q103480 · All stones · All entries