Chrysoberyl
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chrysoberyl-187-12557269
title:
Chrysoberyl
text:
The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words χρυσός chrysos and βήρυλλος beryllos, meaning "a gold-white spar". Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different gemstones, although they both contain beryllium. Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, between corundum (9) a
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description:
Mineral or gemstone of beryllium aluminate
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysoberyl
date created:
2002-04-21T17:41:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:18:53Z
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13
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