AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine in Microcline |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 77259 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine in Microcline |
Locality: | Nyet Bruk, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Lustrous transparent blue-green aquamarine crystal, the gem variety of blue-green beryl, in translucent white microcline. The aquamarine crystal has glassy prism faces and textured flat basal pinacoid termination modified by secondary corner faces. |
Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 27 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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