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Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Apatite from Dusso, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Apatite from Dusso, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Apatite from Dusso, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Apatite from Dusso, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 28528
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Apatite
Locality:Dusso, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Beautiful cluster of pale blue aquamarine beryl crystals up to 25 mm on matrix of muscovite crystals up to 18 mm. On one side is a transparent apatite crystal 20 mm across that fluoresces yellow under UV illumination.
Overall Size:8x8x5 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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