GIA's Gübelin Gem Project: Beryl


Dr. E. J. Gübelin Collection Beryl
Beryls
Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA, courtesy Dr. E. J. Gübelin Collection
GIA Collection 33007, 34281, 34289, 34815, 34290, 25919, 34270, 35274, 35253, 33058, 32698

Chemically pure beryl is colorless, but trace elements give rise to green, blue and pink/red colors. The most important variety is green emerald (colored by chromium or vanadium), followed by blue aquamarine and yellow heliodor (both colored by iron) and pink morganite (colored by manganese). Some beryls fashioned as cabochons exhibit asterism (a star-shaped pattern of reflections) or chatoyancy (a “cat’s-eye” seen in reflected light).

 
 
33052
7.62 Beryl from Brazil

7.62 ct Beryl
Brazil (PDF)

 
33004
23.35 Beryl from Brazil

23.35 ct Beryl
Brazil (PDF)

 
33005
36.38 Beryl from Brazil  

36.38 ct Beryl
Brazil (PDF)

 
34348
3.05 ct Beryl from Kenya

3.05 ct Beryl
Kenya (PDF)

 
34400
34400 15.48 ct Beryl from Madagascar

15.48 ct Beryl
Madagascar (PDF)

 
34815
10.27 Beryl from Sri Lanka

10.27 ct Beryl
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
35253
13.82 ct Beryl from Zimbabwe

13.82 ct Beryl  
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
34268
17.96 Beryl - Aquamarine from Brazil

17.96 ct Beryl - Aquamarine
Brazil (PDF)

 
33117
8.87 Albite from Kenya

8.87 Beryl - Aquamarine  
Kenya (PDF)

 
34398
9.60 Beryl - Aquamarine from Madagascar

9.60 ct Beryl - Aquamarine
Madagascar (PDF)

 
34496
12.58 Beryl - Aquamarine from Mozambique

12.58 ct Beryl - Aquamarine
Mozambique (PDF)

 
34554
34554 11.02 ct Beryl Aquamarine from Myanmar

11.02 ct Beryl - Aquamarine  
Myanmar (PDF)

 
34703
MF Gubelin Beryl - Aquamarine 34703 150x113

1.60 ct Beryl - Aquamarine
Namibia (PDF)

 
35272
7.78 Beryl - Aquamarine from Zimbabwe

7.78 ct Beryl - Aquamarine
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
33869
0.44 Beryl – Emerald from Colombia

0.44 ct Beryl - Emerald  
Colombia (PDF)

 
33860
0.74 Beryl – Emerald from Colombia

0.74 ct Beryl - Emerald
Colombia (PDF)

 
33872
3.51 Beryl – Emerald from Colombia

3.51 ct Beryl - Emerald
Colombia (PDF)

 
33876
1.13 Beryl – Emerald from Russia

1.13 ct Beryl - Emerald
Russia (PDF)

 
33001
Gubelin Beryl - Goshenite 33001 150x113

31.46 ct Beryl - Goshenite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
33043
8.41 Beryl - Heliodor from Brazil

8.41 ct Beryl - Heliodor  
Brazil (PDF)

 
34281
IMG - Gubelin Beryl - Heliodor 34281 150x113

14.44 ct Beryl - Heliodor  
Brazil (PDF)

 
33034
14.67 Beryl - Heliodor from Ukraine

14.67 ct Beryl - Heliodor
Ukraine (PDF)

 
35274
4.72 Beryl - Heliodor from Zimbabwe

4.72 ct Beryl - Heliodor
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
33046
11.46 Beryl - Heliodor from Zimbabwe

11.46 ct Beryl - Heliodor
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
33028
IMG - Gubelin Beryl - Morganite 33028 150x113

4.54 ct Beryl - Morganite
Brazil (PDF)

 
34269
15.72 Beryl - Morganite from Brazil

15.72 ct Beryl - Morganite
Brazil (PDF)

 
33003
IMG - Gubelin Beryl - Morganite 33003 150x133

23.66 ct Beryl - Morganite
Brazil (PDF)

 
33000
100.99 Beryl - Morganite from Brazil

100.99 ct Beryl - Morganite
Brazil (PDF)

 
33030
21.10 Beryl - Morganite from Madagascar

21.10 ct Beryl - Morganite
Madagascar (PDF)

 
33031
16.25 Beryl - Morganite from United States

16.25 ct Beryl - Morganite
United States (PDF)

 
35278
35278 5.14 ct Beryl Morganite from Zimbabwe

5.14 ct Beryl - Morganite
Zimbabwe (PDF)
 
 
33058
1.03 Beryl - Red Beryl from United States

1.03 ct Beryl - Red Beryl  
United States (PDF)

 
35171
4.27 Beryl - Red Beryl from United States

4.27 ct Beryl - Red Beryl  
United States (PDF)