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Word brilliance is possibly derived from the ancient Greek word for
beryl, berullos, which means crystal. Everyone admires the
green fire of emerald and the aqua blue magnetism of
aquamarine, but not many people realize that they are different
colors of the same mineral - beryl. Other, much less known members
of the beryl family are colorless beryl, or goshenite, which shows
off the brilliance of this gem family, pink and peach
Morganite,
heliodor, also known as golden beryl; rare red beryl, pale green
beryl, which is a green version of aquamarine.
The rarest beryl is bixbite (red) and is not usually seen in jewelry
as it occurs in only very small crystals. The red color is due to
manganese, and the best material comes from Utah. |
