Specimen #296

Name: Aquamarine

Type: Mineral

Locality: Afghanistan

Favorite? Y

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8 X 4.7 X 3.4 cm

Weight: 279

Acquired: 2006-10-02

Source: Marin Minerals

Label: N

Comment: Large, glassy, and complete Aqua with a good blue color. A few pieces of Albite are attached, generally on the backside, and there is a 3cm cluster of grey Muscovite on one side. Big, showy single Aqua, size 8 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm (measurement is for crystal on

Minerals: Albite (NaAlSi₃O₈) Muscovite (KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂) Aquamarine

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