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This is a false-color electron mictrograph of a beryl crystal.

This is a false-color electron mictrograph of a beryl crystal, which is a beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6. The mineral forms hexagonal crystals.

USGS Denver Microbeam Laboratory

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