Mineral: Beryl
Locality: San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Dimensions: 15 x 4,5 mm

Description: A small but unique crystal containing at the same time four Beryl varieties: at the base a pale yellow Heliodor followed by a water clear Goshenite, a pale blue Aquamarine and a pale pink Morganite. Although pale, the colors are clearly distinguishable. In my collection since the early seventies and obtained in a trade with the Mineralogical Museum of the University of Pisa. (The latter was founded in 1343).

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