Aquamarine with Microcline and Muscovite

Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Cabinet, 13.8 x 7.8 x 6.8 cm
Start Time: 03/16/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

When it comes to Aquamarine, Pakistan is the most productive country for specimens in the last 20 years. Some of the very finest quality Aquamarine specimens come from the various pegmatites in the Pakistani mountains, including the pieces from the famous Nagar region. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. This piece features a cluster of sharp, lustrous, translucent, soft blue color, hexagonal prismatic crystals of Aquamarine measuring up to 3.2 cm which are associated with fine quality, sharp, porcelain-esque blocky crystals of Microcline plus bladed metallic silvery Muscovite on matrix. A bit of edge wear on the left side where the Aqua crystals are sitting, but still a very attractive cabinet sized gem crystal display specimen this famous Pakistani pegmatite locality. Priced at $900.

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