Chrysoberyl – Governador Valadares, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

These chrysoberyl triplets are an old classic and are still considered by many to be the most beautiful textbook crystals of this type. The cyclic twinning and the lustrous and gem-like yellow-green color make this impressive mineral sought after worldwide.
Old material, probably from the 1940s or 1950s.