AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 58515 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine |
Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Lustrous transparent aquamarine crystal, the blue gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with glassy crystal faces and flat basal pinacoid termination modified by secondary edge faces. Has many wispy internal inclusions of microscopic bubbles. Weight: 4.0 grams |
Overall Size: | 29x11x6 mm |
Crystals: | 29 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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