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Emerald, Fluorapatite

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Emerald crystals with fluorapatite, 5 cm, from the Chivor mine, Boyacá, Colombia. Robert Weldon/GIA photo.

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SpeciesEmerald, Fluorapatite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityColombia, Boyacá Department, Chivor Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 178
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Emerald
Mineral guide
Learn about Emerald
iconic green beryl crystals prized for saturated color and rarity of gemmy prisms; legendary localities include Muzo, Chivor, Kagem.
Emerald
Regional guide
Emerald from Chivor Mine, Colombia
Chivor emeralds, Colombia — renowned for blue-green, high-transparency crystals with a velvety glow from the Eastern Cordillera, prized by collectors.
Locality guide
Chivor Mine
Chivor Mine, Colombia - famed emerald locality yielding bluish-green beryl in veins with pyrite and calcite; significant, well-documented for collectors.