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Beryl from
Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China


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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Aquamarine, etc.

Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite116
Scheelite37
Cassiterite30
Albite18
- var Cleavelandite1
K Feldspar10
Kësterite10
Quartz10
Fluorite9
Magnesio-foitite8
Mushistonite6
Microcline6
Feldspar Group4
Fluorapatite3
Mica Group2
Apatite1
Foitite1
Orthoclase1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439588:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘXuebaoding deposit, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMount Xuebaoding, Songpan Co., Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
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