There are several terminated light blue beryls of 3-5 mm that form a cluster
dominating the
stilbites.
The heads of a couple of terminated
schorl
crystals emerge from the
stilbite
coating.
The specimen is composed by a large terminated
orthoclase crystal of 3 cm with some
schorl
crystals up to 3 mm and several 1 mm orange
spessartine crystals plus the beryl variety morganite
Very nice terminated beryl var morganite of 1.2 cm crystal. The color is light
pink and is clearly visible when the sun light hits the crystal on the right
angle. It is a rare and exceptional beryl from this old location. This
specimen was found in the Rosina poket, in 1994.
Origin: San Piero, Elba Island, Italy
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 4.5 x 3 x 4 cm (3rd/4th row), 5 x
4.5 x 3 cm (5th/bottom)
This specimen of albite and micro schorl hosts a gemmy 4.7 cm crystal of beryl
variety aquamarine and a 0.6 cm crystal of garnet variety
spessartine.
Origin: Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
Sample size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
This specimen of
albite
hosts a colour zoned crystal of beryl. It is aquamarine in the center with a
light blue zone but is nearly colourless in the outer regions being more
goshenite. The crystal is tabular in habit similar to most morganites. The
crystal is 3.2 cm across.
Origin: Darrah Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.4 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
This specimen has a 3.6 cm crystal of peachy pink coloured beryl variety
morganite. The matrix consists of
albite
and
tourmaline variety
elbaite.
There is a small
elbaite
crystal included on the side of the morganite.
Origin: Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, Asia
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Origin: Rattlesnake Mt., Stoneham, Oxford Co., Main, U.S.A.
