Specimen #1132
Name: Aquamarine (Large Gem Crystal)
Type: Mineral
Locality: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 9.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Weight: 54
Acquired: 2008-12-18
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: Y
Comment: A large, intensely bright and gemmy crystal of aquamarine from Pakistan. DOUBLY-TERMINATED. The anomalies you see along the side faces, mostly at one end of the crystal (and the termination at that end) is natural pocket etching, NOT damage. There are a few little contacts at the heavily-etched end of the crystal, but the termination is there. The interior is glassy-clear, cutter-quality through about 2/3 the length of the crystal. Weighs 57 grams.
Minerals: Tourmaline Aquamarine
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