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Heliodor
 

	Appearing in yellow, yellow-green, orange, and brown colors, Heliodor is the yellow variety of Beryl, the “Mother of Gemstones”. Interestingly, pure Beryl is colorless, with traces of different impurities being responsible for this gemstone's great color range.
	It was first discovered in Rossing, Erongo in Western Namibia in 1910 and was named from the Greek “Helios” and “Doron”, meaning “gift from the sun”.
	Heliodor does not include golden colors that are aptly given the name of Golden Beryl.
	Heliodor is famous for their perfect, six-sided prismatic hexagon crystals that usually occur individually. These are often enormous and some 30-foot (8 meter), well-crystallized examples are known to have existed.

Heliodor can be faceted into various gem cuts, and some gem display Chatoyancy (Cat's Eye Effect) when cut and polished into cabochons.