Yellow aqua or Heliodor, also known as candlelight aqua or golden beryl. This is yellow to golden color Aqua, Heliodor is named after Greek "helios" - sun and "doron" - gift. It has a lemon to honey-yellow color.
Heliodor and Golden Beryl are names given to the yellow varieties of Beryl. Many modern sources regard the two names as synonymous, although some sources state that the name Heliodor should be reserved for greenish-yellow beryl only, with the more golden colored varieties being listed as Golden Beryl.
Heliodor Treatments:-
Color may be improved by heat-treatment or be created by irradiation of colorless variety - Blue Chart Gem Identification, Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, 2010, p 6
Significant Gem Localities:-
This stone found in Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, USA and Zimbabwe,
Its hardness on mohs scale is 6.5 to 7.
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