Morganite
 | Be3Al2(SiO3)6Morganite is a variety of the mineral beryl which has the chemical composition Be3Al2(SiO3)6 . The pink to salmon colored morganite is one of the gem varieties of beryl. The sample at left is described as morganite with elbaite and albite. It is from Corrego do Urucum pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil and is about 13 cm across. |
These samples are displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
| This sample is described as morganite with albite. It is about 18 cm across and is from Vandenberg mine, Palo, California.
Morganite is pink beryl, getting its color from traces of manganese. Gemologist George Kunz named it after his patron, financier J. P. Morgan. Madagascar is famous for fine morganite, but most gems now come from Brazil, Pakistan and the U.S.(California). |
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This sample is described as morganite with albite. It is about 11 cm across and is from Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan. |
| This sample is described as morganite with elbaite and albite. It is about 30 cm across and is from Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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These gems are 79.6, 235.5 and 106.3 carats and are from Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
The morganite sample at right is about 7x12 cm and is from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
 This morganite sample is about 10x12 cm and is from Nuristan, Afghanistan. |
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This morganite sample is about 7x8 cm and is from White Queen mine, San Diego County, California. The gem is 115.2 carats. |
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These morganite gems are 93.2 and 56 carats and are from Madagascar. |
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Mindat: Morganite
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