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Beryl: Emerald, Aquamarine, Golden Beryl
Reinhard Brauns, 1903
reproductionpre1931-platerights: pending
Emerald, aquamarine, and golden beryl bloom on one plate - the beryl family in its full spread of green, blue, and gold.
Why it matters
It documents how a single species yields both the sea-green emerald and the sky-blue aquamarine prized for centuries.
Notice
The aquamarine drawn clear as sea-water while the emerald keeps the cloudy inclusions collectors call the jardin.
Meaning
The same crystal can hold both a garden and the sea.
Source
Reinhard Brauns, Das Mineralreich, Stuttgart: F. Lehmann, 1903 - Tafel 44 "Beryll (Smaragd, Aquamarin, Goldberyll)" view source ↗
Material
colored-stone
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-pre1931. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
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