Chrysoberyl
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Very hard (over 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Yellow, Green, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Gemstone
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Despite its name, chrysoberyl is not a beryl: the two are different minerals.
- Cat's-eye chrysoberyl shows a thin bright line that glides across the stone as you turn it.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q422179 · All stones · All entries