Provenite

Mount White (Chaffee County)

AreaDraft data

38.6569° N, 106.2375° W · ± 1 km

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

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Mount White (Chaffee County)

Slender, doubly terminated blue aquamarine crystal 4.4 cm long from Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado.
Slender, doubly terminated blue aquamarine crystal 4.4 cm long from Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Slender doubly terminated gem crystal
Typical size
About 4.4 cm long
Color / luster
Blue, gemmy
Availability
Unknown
History
Specimen collected in the 1960s

Sources: SRC-796 SRC-797

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Geology of the locality

Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinate is the summit (4166 m) from Wikipedia; neighbour of Mount Antero, with aquamarine and topaz on its slopes.

Sources: SRC-796

Sources

  1. SRC-796 · Website
    Mount White (Colorado)Wikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-797 · Website
    File:Beryl-236612.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.