Morganite

E229637

Morganite is a pink to peach-colored gemstone variety of beryl, prized for its delicate pastel hues and brilliance in jewelry.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Morganite canonical 1
Rose Quartz 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gemstone
variety of beryl
associatedMineral feldspar
quartz
tourmaline
birefringence 0.005–0.009
birthstoneAssociation sometimes used as an alternative October birthstone
chemicalFormula Be3Al2(Si6O18)
chromophoreElement manganese
cleavage indistinct basal
color peach
pink
commonCut cushion cut
emerald cut
oval cut
crystalSystem hexagonal
discoveryPeriod early 20th century
fracture conchoidal
gemFamily colored beryl
gemUse faceted stones for jewelry
luster vitreous
majorSourceCountry Afghanistan
Brazil
Madagascar
Pakistan
United States of America
surface form: United States
majorSourceRegion California, United States
Maine
surface form: Maine, United States

Minas Gerais
surface form: Minas Gerais, Brazil
marketPosition popular alternative to pink diamond
popular alternative to pink sapphire
mineralGroup beryl group
mohsHardness 7.5–8
namedAfter J. P. Morgan
nameOrigin named in honor of American financier J. P. Morgan
occurrenceEnvironment granite pegmatites
opticalCharacter uniaxial negative
pleochroism weak to distinct
refractiveIndex 1.577–1.583
relatedGemstone aquamarine
emerald
goshenite
heliodor
specificGravity 2.71–2.90
tenacity brittle
transparency translucent
transparent
treatment heat treatment to improve color
treatmentDisclosure often not visible to the naked eye
typicalHue pastel pink
peach
salmon
valuedFor brilliance
delicate pastel hues
relative affordability

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emeralds distinguishedFrom Morganite
subject surface form: Emerald
Seventeen officialColor Morganite
this entity surface form: Rose Quartz