Beryl, variety aquamarine

Description

Beryl variety aquamarine, transparent bluish-green, trapezoid keystone cut, from the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire.

Museum reference

G.1995.13.2

Collection

Natural Sciences

Object name

Beryl, variety aquamarine

Collection place(s)

Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Cutter: Ian Combe

Exhibitions

• Restless Earth (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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natural world, restless earth