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12.0 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. A half-dozen GEMMY crystal of aquamarine, perfectly arranged on the muscovite matrix. The largest crystal measures 2.5 cm in length, and is right at the center of the specimen. All of these crystals are truly glassy and transparent! A couple of them have some unusually elongated faces, towards tabular in form.
6.5 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm. A UNIQUE, large, doubly terminated, SCEPTERED aquamarine crystal from Dassu, Pakistan. The large, pinacoid termination is frosted, while the other etched, termination has RARE pyramidal faces. The crystal is a bit lighter, than the photos show. The glassiness of this etched beauty intensified the blue color saturation. This is a large, very unusual Paki aqua with minor contacting on one side (hard to see and not a problem, on the back face) but otherwise complete all around and a floater. Hefty at 348 grams or 12.2 ounces! Ex. Elling Collection.
8.2 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm. When it comes to Aquamarine, Pakistan is the most productive country for specimens in the modern age of mineral collecting. Some of the very finest quality Aquamarine specimens come from the various pegmatites in the Paki Himalayas, especially the pieces from Nagar. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine association specimens in recent years. This specimen features several fine, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, light blue color prismatic crystals associated with small rosettes of Muscovite. The piece can be displayed from several angles, and shows small "sprays" of crystals on side with larger and thicker crystals on the other end.
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm. An exquisite combo thumber with a terminated schorl crystal accented by albite, intergrown with a terminated GEM crystal of aquamarine!
3.4 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm. Russian aquas are only on the rarest occasions any match for those from the more common localities, so even rather modest specimens such as this from Russia are appreciated. This one came out of the Russell Jones collection (early to mid 1900s) - it is surprisingly gemmy, more than it appears from the pics, and has a rough though complete termination. The main crystal is intergrown with another that lies across the bottom.
8.0 x 7.0 x 4.6 cm. Erongo Mountain aquas are typically no match for the far more common ones from Pakistan and Brazil, so the good ones are prized. This one is REALLY large for the locality and has fine form, and is complete and undamaged! The main crystal rises 6.5 inches to the perfect termination. Looking down through the c-axis you can see the gemmy interior.
6.6 x 3.7 x 1.0 cm. An extremely impressive (for Afghanistan especially) 4.3-cm emerald crystal in schist matrix! The crystal has fine bright green color, and is transparent-to-translucent for its entire length. It has fine luster, and is complete and undamaged. It displays beautifully, since it was trimmed to extend past the matrix (some schist was kept at the upper termination in order to keep both terminations intact and undamaged). A superb locality gem crystal specimen!
9.1 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm. This is a large, GEMMY aquamarine crystal aesthetically accented with muscovite. It is DOUBLY-TERMINATED, which makes it particularly aesthetic - you can clearly see both of the terminations from the preferred display angle. From the front, the muscovite blades create a perfect nest for the crystal. It has a fine glassy luster on all faces. A really super gem crystal specimen!
2.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm. Gemmy Aqua 1.5 cm long, deep gemmy brown, bifurcating smoky quartz crystal into two excellent terminations. The luster on the Aqua is excellent and very good on the smoky. The termination of the Aqua is excellent, and looking down you can see all the way to the contacted base. A terrific thumbnail.
10 x 5 x 4.5 cm. Attractive cluster of light blue aquas, each with excellent luster and gemmy terminations. Each termination is so gemmy that you can look down the C-axes all the way to the base of the crystals. In my experience, this has always been one of the benchmark features that you looked for in an Aqua. The longest crystal, which is doubly-terminated, is 3.7 cm long. A fine specimen from early finds in the 1980s here, very different from material coming out today.
8.8 x 6.4 x 6.1 cm. A really unusual aqua specimen with elongated skinny blue crystals shooting every which way like darts. VERY unusual even for the Erongo Mtns which is synonymous with unusual aquamarines these days!
8.9 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm. A fat, complete, very light blue crystal of aquamarine, nicely gemmy, in a bed of bladed muscovite, from Pakistan. The crystal is 2 cm across in one direction, actually wider than it is tall (1.5 cm). It has glassy luster on the termination and all around. No contacts or damage. Ex. Eugene Sensel collection.
6.9 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm. A STUNNING aquamarine specimen from the Ed David Collection. Three, very gemmy and lustrous aquas, with excellent color, form a "mailbox," beautifully complimented by a small plate of albite and muscovite. The vertical single is doubly terminated and pristine. The two horizontal crystals have a broken end. The deeper blue area, where the vertical and horizontal aquas cross, is really eye catching. From an uncommon Pakistan locality - Arondu in the Basha Valley.
18 x 12.5 x 4 cm. Very large and very gemmy, mostly TRANSPARENT Morganite crystal that is a full 18 cm across! Folks, that is a 6 inch unrepaired gem morganite! The light-peach crystal has excellent clarity, great luster and good crystal form along the top edge, showing well-defined faces. The attached green tourmaline has good dark green color, excellent luster, and is 10 cm in length. Its termination is splayed into many small crystal tips, protected from damage as they are enclosed WITHIN the morganite. Admittedly, the crystal is so large that it you would expect it to have been exposed to damage in situ, thus causing some edge wear...but it is minute in context. The crystal is basically complete except only the bottom contact area. However, it is a minor miracle that it survived at all given how 3-D it is. A choice specimen, particularly for the size and gemminess. It is not the glowing pink of an Afghani morganite, but rather a more subtle peach hue characteristic of the Brazilian material found in the 1960s, which is when this would have come out.
11.5 x 9.5 x 7 cm. To many people, a good Morganite is one of the most attractive of the gem crystals. When you can find one sitting up on matrix, and 4 cm across no less, the aesthetics jump dramatically. This lovely GEM-CLEAN crystal stands up beautifully on the matrix, allowing a perfect view through its gemmy interior. The color is a light pink-peach and the luster is excellent, particularly on the main faces. The Morganite is associated with Quartz, Albite, Lepidolite, and Tourmaline.
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