Color:
pale pink with orange or violet modifiers

Durability:
Very good

Localities:
Minas Gerais, Brazil and Madagascar

Morganite is the pink, peach or lilac variety of the mineral beryl. It is a beryllium aluminum silicate colored with a trace amount of manganese. The stone was named after the American banker and gem lover, J. P. Morgan, shortly after it was first discovered in 1902 in the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar). Fine examples are currently found in Minas Gerais, Brazil and Madagascar. Due to the gem's recent discovery, there is no folklore associated with it.

Beryl Family Emerald Aquamarine Morganite Bixbite or Red Beryl Goshenite Heliodor RieslingBeryl Green Beryl

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones:
by George Frederick Kunz

Gemstone Buying Guide: A Guide to Buying
by Renee Newman