Aquamarine from Pakistan
Pakistan has produced the world's finest and most abundant aquamarine beryl for many years now. The mines are located high in the Himalayas, in the Baltistan region of the ancient Northern Areas of Pakistan. The collecting season is short, and access to many of the pegmatites is dangerous even under the best weather conditions.
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Aquamarine with Quartz A very sharp, doubly-terminated 3.5 x 1 cm aqua lying alongside a large quartz point. A smaller pair of aquas, which the quartz appears to have grown around, also protrude from the top of the specimen. The large aqua has a small, very shallow ding on its lower termination. |
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Aquamarine with Schorl and Mica on Smoky Quartz An interesting, complex termination of a heavily etched, light blue aqua crystal, lying at the base of a smoky quartz crystal. Also present are a few books of muscovite, and a partial schorl crystal. |
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Aquamarine Quartz and Mica Unusual striated-sided, color banded aquamarine on albite and tiny muscovite, with a beautiful, doubly-terminated clear quartz crystal grown around the aqua. Very nice specimen.
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Aquamarine with Apatite, Muscovite & Feldspar A cluster of banded, striated aqua crystals embedded in albite and muscovite, with a pink, 0.8cm apatite at the bottom. The deep blue banding in the top of the main aqua produces an interesting chatoyant-like effect.
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Aquamarine on Albite Large 4x4x3cm cluster of clear, light blue aquas on a plate of large, well-formed albite crystals. A few sharp muscovite books are also present. |
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