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Aquamarine With Schorl & Spessartine

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Aquamarine With Schorl & Spessartine

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

At first glance this rather not discript aquamarine crystal would be easily passed over in favour of its gemmy friends. However, upon a little closer examination one finds some almost hidden secrets. Sequested in this terminated and quite gemmy aquamarine crystal are several twinned schorl crystals and more surprisingly pale pink to reddish spessartine crystals. Not for the cutters this crystal, rather a nice addition to any thumbnail mineral collection

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

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0

Spessartine

Formula: 
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sommer quarry, Wendelberg, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Earthstones Australia

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