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March 11, 2010
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  Home > Gemstones > Varieties > Beryl

Natural Beryl

Natural Beryl Beryl crystallizes as fairly complete hexagonal prisms, sometimes with basal faces or small bipyramidal facets. The crystals can be very large - from a few centimeters, up to some tens of centimeters - with occasional specimens over a meter in length.

Beryl is often cloudy and, when transparent, has a vitreous luster. It is usually an opaque, milky white, or a faint yellow, very pale gray or green color.

Stronger, more attractive colors, however, also occur: mainly blue, green, yellow or pink. Although rare, red and colorless specimens do exist. Crystals that combine brilliant color with transparency are highly prized as gems.

Precious beryl are brittle and therefore sensitive to pressure and resistant to chemicals used in the household, and they have a vitreous luster, occationally displaying the cat's eye effect and asterism. They are typically found with aquamarine. Often used with a step cut. Color varieties have either special names in the trade, or the respective color precedes the word beryl.

There are 578 Beryl(s) organised in the following categories: BeadsCabochon LotCabochon SingleCalibrated GemstonesCarving SingleCrystalsFacet LotFacet SingleRoughSet and Layouts,  gemstones. Price of our Beryl range from USD 6.00 to USD 668.00 and all gemstones are 100% natural. No lab, created or synthetic gemstones.

We grade our stones with strict adherence to current GIA (Gemological Institute of America) standards for color, tone, hue, saturation and clarity and all gems are identified and graded only by GIA certified gemologists.

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>Beads Beryl [ 5 ]
>Cabochon Lot Beryl [ 4 ]
>Cabochon Single Beryl [ 2 ]
>Calibrated Gemstones Beryl [ 281 ]
>Carving Single Beryl [ 18 ]
>Crystals Beryl [ 2 ]
>Facet Lot Beryl [ 84 ]
>Facet Single Beryl [ 146 ]
>Rough Beryl [ 1 ]
>Set and Layouts Beryl [ 35 ]
> Most Expensive Beryl
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Find your Beryl

Our Beryl(s) are available in various shapes, sizes and colors. 578 Beryl(s), too many to look through? You may select any combination of search options. Colors grade into each other and you can search for more than one color at once. For a better selection, try selecting two or three colors, -- your first choice plus the two closest colors.

Shape Length (mm) Width (mm)
Category Weight (cts) Price (USD)
orange
green
orangy yellow
bluish green
yellow
green-blue or blue-green
greenish yellow
greenish blue
yellow-green or green-yellow
red-purple or purple-red
yellowish green
slightly purplish red

About Beryl gemstones

Color Milky white, or a faint yellow, very pale gray or green color
Refractive Index 1.562-1.602
Pleochroism Weak
Chemical Composition Aluminium beryllium silicate
Hardness 7.5-8.0
Crystal Group Hexagonal
Ocurrence South Africa, Himalayan, Europe, USA
Beryl Beryl
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