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Morganite or Pink Beryl![]() Morganite Rough
During the early 1900s, several notable gemstone deposits were uncovered in Pala, California. Among these discoveries were kunzite, a pink variety of spodumene, and morganite, a pink variety of beryl first identified in Madagascar. Kunzite was named in honor of the renowned American gemologist George Frederick Kunz, who was the chief gemologist at Tiffany & Co. Morganite, on the other hand, was named to pay tribute to the famous financier and gem collector J.P. Morgan. It was actually Kunz who proposed the name "morganite" for this beryl variety, recognizing Morgan's significant role as Tiffany & Co.'s esteemed patron. Morganite belongs to the same gemstone family as emerald, aquamarine, golden beryl and bixbite. Among these beryls, morganite and the raspberry-red bixbite are the rarest. In fact bixbite is only found in the state of Utah in the USA. Morganite gemstone is not quite as scarce, but still counts as a rare variety. Browse through our selection of morganite for sale. There has been some attempt in the jewelry trade to change the name of morganite to "pink emerald." But this should be seen as just a marketing ploy to bring pink beryl to the attention of the public. The official mineral name for pink beryl continues to be morganite. ![]() Oval Morganite Gemstone
Like the other members of the beryl family, morganite is aluminum beryllium silicate. The source of the pink coloration is not well understood. Some scientists attribute morganite's color to traces of manganese, while other sources attribute the color to the element caesium. Morganite's color can vary from soft pink to violet, salmon and peach. In common with other beryls, morganite has very good hardness, with a rating of 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale. The refractive index is 1.562 to 1.602. Beryl generally has a density or specific gravity of 2.66 to 2.87, but morganite is slightly denser than other beryls, at 2.71 to 2.90. Unlike emerald, which tends to have significant inclusions, morganite is usually quite clean. Morganite is routinely heat treated to improve its delicate color and remove any yellow tones. Heating is done at relatively low temperatures (about 400 degrees centigrade) to achieve this effect. Morganite deposits are found in Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and the USA (California and Maine).
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