Aquamarine with Muscovite

Shigar, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 10/05/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/12/2017 6:48:20 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 Paki Himalayas, especially the pieces from around Shigar. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. This piece features a few fine, sharp, lustrous, GEM/gemmy, soft blue color, prismatic crystals of Aquamarine measuring up to 9 mm with wonderful crystallization. The Aquas are sitting with silvery bladed lustrous Muscovite on white Albite. A very attractive display specimen with good aesthetics from this most prestigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities.

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