Beryl Be3Al2(SiO3)6 is a mineral better known to most people as emerald, aquamarine or heliodor. It is composed of beryllium aluminum silicate, which is colorless when pure, but takes on a variey of colors from various impurities.
- Emerald is the name for green beryl when it is used as a gemstone, and is the most commonly known of the beryl varieties.
- Aquamarine pale blue beryl is commonly known as aquamarine. The name "beryl" originally came from the Greek word beryllos, referring to an aqua colored gemstone
- Morganite pink beryl
- Heliodor yellow-green beryl
- Maxixe deep blue beryl
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