AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine with Albite, Muscovite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 44157 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine with Albite, Muscovite |
Locality: | Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Translucent aquamarine crystals, the blue gem variety of the mineral species beryl, to 85 mm long with smaller white albite and silvery muscovite mica crystals. The aquamarine beryl crystals have flat, basal pinacoid terminations with deeper blue color. |
Overall Size: | 11x7x4 cm |
Crystals: | 30-85 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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