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Morganite

Peach-pink beryl named for a banker.

Family
Beryl
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Mohs
7.5 to 8
System
Hexagonal

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Science

Manganese gives morganite its pink. Crystals are often tabular rather than prismatic, and large clean stones are cut from Brazilian and Malagasy rough. Its soft colour made it the fashionable engagement stone of the 2010s.

Mineral
Beryl (variety)
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Crystal system
Hexagonal
Mohs hardness
7.5 to 8
Specific gravity
2.72
Refractive index
1.577 to 1.583
Lustre
Vitreous
Colours
Pink, Peach, Salmon

Composition

Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈. Made of Beryllium, Aluminium, Silicon, Oxygen, with trace Manganese responsible for colour.

in formula trace, gives colour

Origin

  • Brazil
    Minas Gerais
  • Madagascar
  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
  • United States
    Pala, California

Filled dots are primary sources

Rarity

Uncommon
3 of 5

Uncommon in strong colour. Most rough is pale and heated to remove yellow.

  1. 1 Abundant
  2. 2 Common
  3. 3 Uncommon
  4. 4 Rare
  5. 5 Exceptional

Hardness

Morganite sits at 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale. It will scratch glass and holds a polish in daily wear.

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Copper coin
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Energy

Associations from crystal-healing tradition, recorded here as folklore. They are not medical claims.

Chakras

  • Heart

Element

  • Water

Zodiac

  • Libra
  • Taurus
  • Cancer

Planets

  • Venus

Properties

  • Gentle love
  • Emotional healing
  • Compassion
  • Patience

Lore

Found in Madagascar in 1910, it was named by George Kunz of Tiffany after his client J. P. Morgan, a major donor of gems to the American Museum of Natural History.

It has no ancient lore; its associations are inherited from rose quartz and pink tourmaline.

  • Named
    1910, by Kunz, for John Pierpont Morgan.
  • Largest
    The 'Rose of Maine', a 23 kg crystal found in 1989.