Notch Peak, Millard County, Utah
Photographer: Mark Milligan; © 2014
Banded white marble and quartz augen (eyeshaped crystals) in gray argillite, Notch Peak, Millard County.
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Red beryl is one of the world’s rarest gemstones. It is found in a few locations in the Thomas Range and the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah, it is also found in the Black Range of New Mexico. The crystals are generally small, often too small to facet. High quality rough that is large enough to facet can produce finished stones that sell for as much as $2,000 per carat.
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