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Aquamarine Quartz Feldspar & Muscovite

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Aquamarine Quartz Feldspar & Muscovite

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 8 × 4.5 cm
Description

A very fine combination – lustrous, light blue aquamarine (up to ~3,5cm) resting on glossy white quartz-crystals (up to 4 cm). The aquamarine are framed with snowy white fieldspar-crystals. Tabular muscovite (up to 12 mm across) completes this fantastic assemble. No significant damages to report.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

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