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Figure 1. Left: Black beryl beads displaying six-rayed stars. Right: Black beryl beads displaying twelve-rayed stars. Photos by Tinh Xuan Nguyen.

Star Beryl

Tinh Xuan Nguyen, January 26, 2024

Black beryl beads display six-rayed and twelve-rayed stars.

Dark orange triplite inclusion in beryl.

Triplite in Beryl

E. Billie Hughes, July 22, 2020

Orange crystal inclusion identified as the rare mineral triplite in a beryl from Pakistan.

Figure 1. Eight Kazakhstani emeralds (left) and three Ukrainian beryl and emerald samples (right), with gemological tweezers shown for scale. The leftmost Ukrainian emerald has a chemistry between that of aquamarine and emerald. Photo by Emily Lane; courtesy of Gerhard Franz and Oleksii Vyshnevskyi.

Emeralds and Beryl from Kazakhstan and Ukraine

Rhiana Elizabeth Henry, August 29, 2025

A report from GIA’s Carlsbad laboratory on emerald and beryl samples studied as part of an ongoing beryl characterization research project.

This 9.885 kg specimen of aquamarine on albite with a quartz cathedral center, measuring 31 × 23 × 28 cm, is from Pakistan’s Shigar Valley. Courtesy of GIA Museum, collection no. 43068. Photo by Robert Weldon.

Micro-Features of Beryl

Nathan Renfro, Tyler Smith, John I. Koivula, Shane F. McClure, Kevin Schumacher, and James E. Shigley, January 26, 2024

Provides a visual guide to the internal features of different varieties of beryl.

Figure 1. A 41.51 ct freeform faceted bicolor beryl. Photo by Marina Boncompagne.

Unusual Aquamarine–White Beryl

Marina Boncompagne, May 3, 2024

An interesting bicolor beryl specimen composed of aquamarine and white beryl reportedly from Bahia, Brazil, is examined.

Figure 1. Emerald and beryl specimens from Newfoundland, Canada. The chip on the right has a distinct green rim in this position, on its lower right edge. Photo by Emily Lane; courtesy of Art Gardner and Terry Russell.

Beryl from Newfoundland, Canada

Rhiana Elizabeth Henry, May 3, 2024

Beryl and emerald specimens from a recent discovery in Newfoundland are examined at GIA.

Hexagonal growth hillocks decorate the termination of this Pakistani aquamarine.

Quarterly Crystal: Hillocks on Beryl

John I. Koivula and Nathan Renfro, May 13, 2022

Hexagonal growth hillocks are observed on gem-quality aquamarine from Pakistan.

Figure 1. Measuring 26.36 mm in length and weighing 56.00 ct, this Pakistani aquamarine crystal is host to an eye-visible 7.20 mm mineral inclusion cluster. Photo by Annie Haynes.

Quarterly Crystal: Columbite(?) in Beryl

John I. Koivula and Nathan Renfro, May 23, 2023

Examination of a gem-quality aquamarine crystal reveals an inclusion cluster presumed to be columbite.

This emerald-cut red beryl weighs 0.22 carats.

Topaz Crystals in Red Beryl

Yujie Gao, Dan Ju, and Huixin Zhao, August 23, 2022

The first report of a topaz inclusion in rare red beryl from Utah.

Green center stone identified as dyed beryl.

Atypical Dyed Beryl

Tyler Smith, September 3, 2021

Methodical gemological testing in the New York laboratory unmasks a cleverly-dyed beryl imitating an emerald.

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