Provenite

Centerville District (Boise Basin)

AreaDraft data

43.9128° N, 115.8922° W · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Idaho, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Centerville District (Boise Basin)

Aquamarine crystal 5.6 cm long from the 1976-1977 find in the Centerville District, Boise County, Idaho.
Aquamarine crystal 5.6 cm long from the 1976-1977 find in the Centerville District, Boise County, Idaho.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Slender prismatic crystal
Typical size
About 5.6 cm
Availability
Scarce
History
From a 1976-1977 find brought out by dealer Tony Jones

Sources: SRC-810

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Geology of the locality

Region
Idaho
Country
United States

Former mining settlement in the Boise Basin; coordinate is Centerville from Wikipedia.

Sources: SRC-809

Sources

  1. SRC-809 · Website
    Centerville, IdahoWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-810 · Website
    File:Beryl-76609.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.