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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A rose colored transparent beryl that is used as a gemstone.  Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate.  Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar.
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A rose colored transparent [[beryl]] that is used as a gemstone.  Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate.  Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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[[media:download_file_453.pdf|Properties of Common Gemstones]]
 
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
 
* Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982

Revision as of 09:35, 19 October 2022

Description

A rose colored transparent Beryl that is used as a gemstone. Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate. Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar.

Synonyms and Related Terms

morganita, berilo rosa (Esp.); morganite (Fr.)

Comparisons

Properties of Common Gemstones

Resources and Citations

  • Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971

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