beryl

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With no local testing or controls of exports, secondary minerals like tantalum, beryl and tin were being shipped out undetected and untaxed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Before casting off in water as smooth as polished beryl, Footen attaches a GoPro MAX camera onto an industrial tripod in his Seastream Angler kayak.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

If the quartz can’t scratch the specimen, it might be beryl or corundum, which are harder than quartz.

From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2021

Using video chat, Nikfarjam sold a $22,000 diamond necklace, a $28,000 green beryl ring and a $52,000 engagement ring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2020

The armor had been made of silver and gold, the knights of jade and beryl and onyx and tourmaline, of amber and opal and amethyst, each as tall'as her little finger.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin