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Emerald is the green variety of beryl. Beryl comes in many colors, like blue, red, yellow.

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Q: What type of mineral is a emerald?
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What type of mineral is an emerald?

Emerald is made of the mineral beryl, although it is a gemstone. It has trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium.


Is lab formed emerald a mineral?

It is not a mineral


What kind of acid is the emerald?

Emerald is a mineral but it is not an acid.


Is emerald a metamorphic rock?

Emerald is a mineral, not a rock.


Is an emerald a chemical sedimentary rock?

An emerald is a mineral.


What is emerald's mineral group?

Emerald belongs to the beryl mineral group, which is a type of ring silicate mineral. Other minerals in this group include aquamarine, morganite, and heliodor, all of which have different colors due to impurities.


What type of rock is an emerald?

It is a very hard rock with sandpaper like feel.


What is a green mineral?

Malachite is a very bright and cool one, but if you are more of the pretty type, emerald works too!


What kind of rock is emerald?

Emerald is a mineral rather then a rock (rocks are made of minerals). Emeralds are a variety of the mineral beryl.


What is a Mineral that starts with E?

Emerald


What mineral group is emerald in?

Cyclosilicates.


Can emeralds have minerals in it?

Emerald is a mineral. Specifically, it is a variant of the mineral known as beryl.