beryl

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One of the mightiest of the stones on display at the museum is a four-foot-tall, 7,756-pound hunk of grayish-green rock called beryl, from which come emeralds as well as beryllium.

From New York Times

Oxford County, they learned, was a mining center famous for its tourmaline, quartz and beryl.

From New York Times

The Massachusetts couple became interested in the local mining history and bought a tract that included the Bumpus Mine, which had produced feldspar and the gemstone beryl.

From Washington Times

The ice-blue mineral, which, like emerald, is part of the beryl family, gets its color from traces of iron; it is among the hardest stones, resulting in larger, flawlessly clear crystal formations.

From New York Times

The coloring agents are trace amounts of vanadium and chromium, which may turn a ruby red but in the context of beryl’s structure reflect green.

From New York Times