Provenite

Meru (Meru County)

AreaDraft data

0.0500° N, 37.6500° E · Region only

Aquamarine from Meru County (former Eastern Province), Kenya, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Meru (Meru County)

Cluster of gemmy, doubly terminated blue-green aquamarine crystals about 9 cm from Meru, Kenya.
Cluster of gemmy, doubly terminated blue-green aquamarine crystals about 9 cm from Meru, Kenya.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Gemmy, doubly terminated prismatic crystals in a small cluster
Typical size
About 9 cm
Color / luster
Blue with a greenish cast, high luster
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-791

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Geology of the locality

Region
Meru County (former Eastern Province)
Country
Kenya

Labels give only Meru; coordinate is Meru town from Wikipedia, so the source area is regional only.

Sources: SRC-790

Sources

  1. SRC-790 · Website
    Meru, KenyaWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-791 · Website
    File:Beryl-193880.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.