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- Emerald, the green variety, is the most popular green gemstone and is one of the most valuable gems.
- Aquamarine, the blue to blue-green variety, is the most popular light-blue gemstone.
- Morganite, the pink to light-purple variety, named after the banker J.P. Morgan.
- Heliodor is yellow to greenish-yellow variety. It can also include light green, orange, and brown Beryl.
- Golden Beryl has a golden yellow to orange-yellow color. The terms Heliodor and Golden Beryl are often interchangeable.
- Goshenite is the white to colorless variety of Beryl.
- Red Beryl, also known as Bixbite, is a rare, deep red variety found only two localities in Utah.
- Pezzottaite, also known as Raspberry Beryl, is a newly identified gemstone that was originally thought to be Beryl but has been scientifically distinguished as a separate mineral species. It occurs in a raspberry-red color, and its physical properties are almost identical to Beryl.
Uses
Varieties
✓ common · ✗ uncommon
- Bixbite— Occasionally used to describe the rare form of Red Beryl from Utah. The name Bixbite has been generally discouraged by most authorities and is being discontinued.
- Pezzottaite— Newly identified raspberry-red gemstone very similar to Beryl, first recognized by the IMA in 2003. Although Pezzottaite was originally regarded as a variety of Beryl, it is now scientifically recognized as an individual mineral species.
- Red Beryl— Rare, deep red variety of Beryl found only two localities in Utah.