Rock & Gem

Parting Shot

- PHOTO BY JOE BUDD | ARKENSTONE GALLERY OF FINE MINERALS, WWW.IROCKS.COM

This specimen of euclase on matrix was discovered in the Gachala Mine, Colombia. The mineral euclase, a basic beryllium aluminum silicate compositio­n, often forms in excellent crystals of intense and zone colors, according to informatio­n at Minerals.net. Plus, the name is a combinatio­n of two Greek words, “Eu”, which means good and the word “klases”, which means fracturing. 14 cm.

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