Mineral: Beryl on Muscovite
Locality: Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Dimensions: 13,0 x 10,5 x 6,5 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 7,6 cm Very well formed, lustrous, flattened crystal exhibiting the classic crystallization of goshenites, though in a relatively strong blue-green, on the edge of a strip covered with elongated mica crystals MIM number 1235 Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)

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