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Tourmaline In Aquamarine

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Tourmaline In Aquamarine

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 2 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.00cm
Weight: 
25.00gr
Description

Double terminated aquamarine crystal with numerous tourmaline needles in and on the specimens. Some tourmaline when it goes through the crystals creates an illusion of oil surrounding it , as ther must be some space between the material creating a rainbow of coulrs effect. Nice collection piece! Remember shipping is free in this auction.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

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