Beryl

MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Beryl belongs to the beryllium aluminosilicates and can appear in different colors. Its best-known gem quality varieties are: emerald (green), aquamarine (light blue), heliodoro (golden yellow), morganite (pink), bixbite ( pink) and goshenite (colorless). Beryl is used as an ore of the element beryllium. Its crystals are usually prismatic.

The name of beryl comes from the Greek "berillos", which means "green precious stone". It is normally found in pegmatites, in micaschists, and in pneumolithic and hydrothermal veins.

Deposits: Brazil, United States, Italy, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Namibia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Australia, Czech Republic, France and Norway.

THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES

The beryl family has always been considered to be magical stones of wisdom. According to its color, each type of beryl has specific properties and all of them help to enhance the gifts and spiritual connection. The beryl represents the purity of being and is indicated to enhance visualization and as an auric repairer.