Wah Wah Mt. Red Beryl (Bixbite) on white Rhyolite, 2 natural rare Red Beryl stones on Rhyolite matrix, 12 ct., Ruby-Violet claims (s112721)

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Our shop's in Windsor, California, USA,  selling lapidary preformed (sanded and shaped) slabs and cleaned ancient Greek and Roman coins ready for jewelry or display.. 

Wah Wah Mt. Red Beryl crystal on white Rhyolite matrix.

Origin: Ruby-Violet Red Beryl Mine, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah

Colors: Pink to Red (Beryl) and white (Rhyolite).

Material: Red Beryl and Rhyolite

Characteristics: These 2 specimens are nice examples of Red Beryl on a white Rhyolite matrix, the total weight is 12 ct. The Red Beryl may not be facet grade but nice small specimen grade material still attached to the Rhyolite. They would make unique and one of a kind natural raw earrings or a rare edition to your specimen cabinet. Found at the Ruby-Violet Gold and Silver mine in the Wah Wah Mountains many years ago. The 9 claims at the mine have always been off limits to collecting when it was producing so there is not much available. My rough came from an estate sale. The claims went dormant and the land reclaimed 10 years ago.

Red Beryl crystals in Rhyolite are only found in the Western US, with the majority occurring in the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah. Red Beryl crystals are rarely found large enough to facet, When found large enough to facet they average around a centimeter(10 mm) in size. My crystals are only specimen grade and are much smaller than 10mm, they are broken and contain inclusions, probably not facet grade. A lot of the crystals are partially and fully covered with the Rhyolite matrix, I'm sure if you could scrape away some of the Rhyolite it may expose more crystal but the two materials are so close together they are almost as one, you would have to be really careful in doing this.

In 2012 the Ruby-Violet Red Beryl Mine was an open-pit operation. The red beryl crystals were randomly distributed in the white Rhyolite host rock. Tons of host rock were drilled, blasted, and moved in search of fractures where red beryl crystals might occur. After a large-scale exploratory work showed it wasn't profitable to mine, the open pit workings were filled and the surface restored with native vegetation. From 2012 little or no red beryl was being mined from this area. Rumors have it they may start up again with new owners. Actually I've seen them on YouTube showing and collecting the stones in an open pit mine, so far I haven't seen them show anything big.

For reference if you want to know more about this mine take a look at wondermondo.com.

Approx size: 10x10 mm boxes and the 10mm dime should help with size visualization. Total weight: 12 ct. Let me know if you need for info.

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