About Beryl

Shop beryl HERE Keep reading to discover more about beryl

See also the pages for each variety of beryl:

Aquamarine
Emerald
Heliodor
Morganite

• Mineralogy and geology*
• Metaphysical, Spiritual and Healing** Properties***
• Common Associations

Mineralogy and Geology of Beryl

Mineral formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Grouping: Member of the Beryl Group

Crystal system: hexagonal

Crystal habit: Long to short prismatic crystals.

Cleavage: imperfect/fair on {0001}

Fracture: conchoidal

Color: clear, white (goshenite), yellow (heliodor), green (emerald), blue (aquamarine), pink (morganite)

Luster: vitreous, sub-vitreous, waxy, greasy

Diaphaneity: transparent, translucent

Moh’s scale hardness: 7 ½ - 8

Streak: white

Specific gravity: 2.63 – 2.92

Named after: (possibly) from the Greek "beryllos" which referred to a number of blue-green stones in antiquity.. 

Geological occurrence: a primary, rock-forming mineral found in pegmatites. Red beryl is found in topaz rhyolites.

Spiritual, Metaphysical and Healing Properties**

Visit the pages of each type of beryl for these properties:

Aquamarine
Emerald
Heliodor
Morganite

According to Judy Hall, beryl offers the power of remembrance.

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* Mineralogical information is from mindat.org

**The Crystal Bible, A Definitive Guide to Crystals (2003) Judy Hall, Walking Stick Press, 399 pp.