Aquamarine (ex Rolando Gioia Collection) (33.89 grams)

Item Description

A fairly thick, GEMMY, soft blue colored, doubly-terminated, hexagonal prism of Aquamarine with smooth, slightly etched crystal faces. There is some attached white bladed Albite crystals which are growing on and partially included within the Aqua. No real damage, and the piece is nearly a complete "floater" crystal with no real point of attachment. Valued at $950. Specimen weight is 33.89 grams. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").