Mineral: Beryl (var. goshenite) with Schorl inclusions
Locality: Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Dimensions: 10.0 x 3.5 x 7.0 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 8.4 cm Brilliant, colorless and very sharp-edged, flattened cystal on a small strip of matrix, transpierced in the interior by fine schorl needles emanating from the matrixMIM number 1236Photographer: AINU/Alessandro Clemenza

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