Abundant and low priced. Lacks the intensity of color to be called emerald and subsequently commands lower prices. Heliodor G olden yellow beryl. Morganite P ink beryl. Named for J. Pierpont Morgan, whose gem collection now resides primarily in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Pale stones are abundant and inexpensive.
Fine, intense purplish-pink stones from Madagascar and other locations are magnificent and rare. The color fades on prolonged exposure to sunlight, which increases the rarity of fine colored morganite. Always quite small, usually under 1 carat, and correspondingly expensive. Last updated 18 May 1998.