Beryl Var. Heliodor - rough and cut -

This lightly etched Beryl is extremely bright and transparent. The very top of the termination has multiple points, although it is a single crystal. The bottom tapers, and has increased etching, and a slightly deeper color saturation. On one side it has a few whispy inclusions (they might be screw dislocations that are hollow similar to thoseoften found in Kunzite from Brazil). As pictured the whispys are about 5 mm long and inhabit about 3% of the otherwiseflawless natural crystal. No Damage of any kind: no dings, scrapes, nicks, or anything! It weighs about 44 grams. 

I've paired it with a cut Heliodor from the same location. What makes this 20.40 carat stone unique is that the table of the stone retains the etched surface of the original beryl crystal. It is a basic color match to the crystal, and serves as an elegant pairing. 

I originally acquired this Heliodor, in 2007 through my friend who has sources inside the mine. Apparently there has been some very light mining over the last twenty years or so (the mine closed in the seventies?) since 2008, nothing has been produced (according to my friend). I immediately sold this piece to Steve Dowell, and reaquired it when we bought his entrie collection recently.

 It weighs 44 grams.