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Beryl from
Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China


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Goshenite

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Goshenite

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Goshenite

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
08660350017362763508098.jpg
Aquamarine

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
03357390017272250762600.jpg
Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite65
Scheelite25
Cassiterite20
Albite16
Kësterite10
Fluorite8
Quartz7
Mica Group4
Tourmaline3
Mushistonite2
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (32 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1507099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1507099:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘXuebaoding deposit, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘPingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
References
Dai, Hongzhang, Wang, Denghong, Li, Xin, Liu, Shanbao, Wang, Chenghui, Sun, Yan (2022) Genesis of the Wuzhutang Granite and Associated W–Sn–Be Mineralization in the Xuebaoding Mining Area, Sichuan Province, China. Minerals, 12 (8) 993 doi:10.3390/min12080993
Liu, Xianyu, Yang, Jiuchang, Chen, Quanli (2022) Study on Spectral Characteristics and Color Origin of Scheelite from Xuebaoding, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, P.R. China. Minerals, 12 (11) 1344 doi:10.3390/min12111344
 
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