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Beryl from
Sandawana Mine (Zeus mine), Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
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Emerald

Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sandawana Mine (Zeus mine), Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987179
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987179:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSection Seven pegmatite, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘMustard deposit, Filabusi (Filibusi), Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘFilabusi (Filibusi), Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
References
Mining Annual Review(1985):427
Sminia, T., Zwaan, J.C. (2006) Gemmology, geology and origin of the Sandawana emerald deposits, Zimbabwe. Scripta Geologica, 131.
 
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