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Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline from Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 64331
Mineral:Beryl var. Aquamarine on Microcline
Locality:Tatopani, Raikot, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Bi-colored beryl crystals in parallel orientation over white microcline that fluoresces an unusual blue-violet under SW UV illumination. The beryl crystals are transparent aquamarine blue at the terminations and translucent gray in the lower portions.
Overall Size:6.5x6x5.5 cm
Crystals:15-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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