| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 50683 |
| Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine |
| Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Cluster of many elongated aquamarine crystals, the blue-green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with flat basal pinacoid terminations. Note the aquamarine crystals are transparent in the upper third, and translucent in lower portions. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-28 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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