AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Beryl var. Aquamarine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 59506 |
Mineral: | Beryl var. Aquamarine |
Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Large glassy aquamarine crystals, the blue-green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, to 55 mm crowned with platy silvery muscovite mica crystals to 25 mm. The aquamarine crystals are internally transparent. Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 14x12x11 cm |
Crystals: | 5-55 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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