Did you know that morganite is named after a financier (and gem and mineral collector) J. P. Morgan?
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Morganite
This is a beautiful specimen of the mineral beryl variety morganite.
Did you know that morganite is named after a financier (and gem and mineral collector) J. P. Morgan?
You can seen a beautiful gemmy crystal sitting in the middle of the matrix. Got this sample some years back when morganite was still pretty unheard of in Singapore.
A close up of the crystal:
Did you know that morganite is named after a financier (and gem and mineral collector) J. P. Morgan?
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