Aquamarine with Albite and Muscovite

Shigar, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm
Start Time: 03/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/22/2018 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 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 1.8 cm, superb, sharp, lustrous, GEM quality, soft blue color, stout, prismatic crystal of Aquamarine sitting atop a mound of white Albite and minor Muscovite. The piece can be displayed from several angles. A very attractive display specimen with good aesthetics from this most prestigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities.

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