This specimen consists of several connected, tabular crystals of beryl variety
goshenite with matrix of
albite.
The crystals are a very faint blue and are technically aquamarine but the
color is so faint that I think goshenite is a better varietal name to use with
it. The largest is 4.3 cm across.
Origin: Ping Wu, Sichuan Province, China
Sample size: 5.8 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm
This specimen of of
muscovite
hosts two tabular crystals of beryl variety aquamarine. The largest of the
undamaged crystals is 2.8 cm across. Tucked under the beryl is a 1.6 cm
crystal of pale
apatite that is much more visible under SW UV light as seen in the photo
on the right.
Origin: Darrah Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan, Asia
Sample size: 5.8 x 4 x 3.7 cm
This specimen is comprised of
albite
and a fully terminated crystal of beryl variety aquamarine
Origin: Shigar Valley, N.A., Pakistan
Sample size: 7 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm
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