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Morganite — specimen 0555, photo © NMNHS
Morganite — specimen 0555, photo © NMNHS

Morganitespecimen 0555

Origin

South America
Brazil
Morganite — specimen 0555, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.40 ct; size: 5.74 | 5.71 | 3.02 mm; shape: cushion triangle; colour: light reddish orange; strong; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘99Simp’ by Jim Finlayson [skipping 43.00 crown], excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Morganite — specimen 0295Morganite — specimen 0343Morganite — specimen 0482Morganite — specimen 0524Morganite — specimen 0015Morganite — specimen 0422Morganite — specimen 0528

More information from ‘Classification’


A pink variety of beryl; named after the American banker and collector John Pierpont Morgan.