Description: Beryl Beinn Mheadhoin, Cairngorm Mountains, Grampian Region, Scotland, UK 42mm x15mm This turbid greenish beryl crystal (repaired) was found in a very localised patch of pegmatite. It was nestled in a patch of quartz and was about 4" long (10cm) but broke apart badly upon extraction. Found 1994.

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