| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Beryl |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Habit: | Euhedral prismatic |
| Colour: | green |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified, Polarised-light microscopy |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Beryl | 6 |
| - var Emerald | 6 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Fluorite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Beryl data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Peñas Blancas, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 312372 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:312372:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Beryl |
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| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘLa Marina Mine, Pauna, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘCoscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘCunas Mine, La Pita, Maripí, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 16.5km (10.3 miles) | ⓘLa Pita Mine, La Pita, Maripí, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 20.4km (12.6 miles) | ⓘTequendama Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 20.5km (12.8 miles) | ⓘLa Pava emerald mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘLa Arcadia emerald mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 21.2km (13.1 miles) | ⓘMuzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 23.1km (14.3 miles) | ⓘPava Mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
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Peñas Blancas, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia