AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 55535 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine |
Locality: | Skardu Road, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Doubly-terminated transparent aquamarine crystals, the blue-green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with lustrous prism faces and complex termination on one end. The lower portions of the aquamarine are etched resulting in solution cavities. |
Overall Size: | 30x13x11 mm |
Crystals: | 30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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