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Aquamarine On Albite

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Aquamarine On Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Impressive, fat, symmetric crystal of aquamarine dressed in a flower collar of albite. This undamaged,fantastic miniature is lustrous,with sharp edges and beautiful all around 360 degrees. The aquamarine crystal is gem clear and inside the crystals you can see a network of schorl tourmaline needles, like branches in a snowy lake! The crystal is even doubly terminated and there is contacting on the back of the albite group only,whichs helps to reveal the interior of the crystal! A superb miniature of aquamarine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aquamarine

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3Al2Si6O18
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
White

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

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