AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 40272 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine |
Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Transparent aquamarine beryl crystal with glassy crystal faces and flat basal pinacoid termination. Note the internal phantom zone composed of thin, parallel tubes that resulted from interrupted growth of the termination face. |
Overall Size: | 32x17x12 mm |
Crystals: | 32 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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