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Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 82706
Mineral:Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination)
Locality:Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent nearly colorless goshenite crystal, the colorless gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with no matrix attached. The goshenite crystal is slender hexagonal form with a conical dissolved termination. Weight: 0.6 grams. Ex. Miller collection T2926; originally acquired ca. 1992
Overall Size:16x5x4 mm
Crystals:16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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