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Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 46166
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite
Locality:Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Transparent hexagonal aquamarine crystals, the blue gem variety of the mineral beryl, with an area of muscovite mica crystals on one side. The aquamarine crystals are prismatic form with basal pinacoid terminations modified by secondary edge faces. Ex. Bob Holzer (1934-2009) collection
Overall Size:4x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:4-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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