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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 50739
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine on Muscovite
Locality:Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Flawless 22 mm aquamarine crystal, the blue gem variety of the mineral species beryl, on the end of platy muscovite mica crystals to 18 mm. The aquamarine beryl crystal is hexagonal form with basal pinacoid termination. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, originally acquired in 1990
Overall Size:6.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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