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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Aquamarine, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan - 9.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm

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Aquamarine, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan - 9.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm

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Aquamarine, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan