Beryl
Origin: near Dassu, Braldu Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 4 cm
Origin: Manak mine, Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 7 x 6 x 6 cm
Origin: Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Sample size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm (top/2nd row), 3.5 x 3 x 4 cm (bottom)
A bed of
albite and small
muscovite
crystals host a number of hollow, triangular
schorl
crystals to 2.5 cm. The centerpiece is a wonderful, deep blue-green, gemmy
aquamarine crystal measuring 4 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm.
Origin: Nyet Bruk, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, N.A., Pakistan, Asia
Sample size: 4.9 x 4 x 3.3 cm
Morganite
Origin: Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
This specimen of terminated
tourmaline is host to crystals of
quartz,
several
fluorapatite crystals and a fully terminated, 1.6 cm crystal of beryl var.
goshenite.
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
Sample size: 5 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Origin: Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 10.4 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm
Origin: Nagar, Aliabad, Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Sample size: 21.1 x 13.5 x 7.2 cm
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