Aquamarine

Item Description

When it comes to Aquamarine, Pakistan is the most productive country for specimens in the modern age of mineral collecting. Some of the very finest quality Aquamarine specimens come from the various pegmatites in the Pakistani Himalayas, especially the pieces from around Shigar. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. This specimen features several good quality, sharp, lustrous, translucent/gemmy soft blue color prismatic crystals measuring up to 3.1 cm on minor Albite matrix. A very attractive display specimen with great aesthetics and from this most pretigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities. Just a little roughness, but eye-catching and better in person. Valued at $600.