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Mineral Specimens with Beryl
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5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm. You have seen the aquamarines from the Erongo Mountains in Namibia - but how many GOSHENITES (colorless beryl, as opposed to blue aquamarine) have you seen from here? These have smooth, glassy faces with crackly interiors, and not a bit of blue color to be seen; they are true goshenites (a lot rarer than aquas). The biggest crystal here is 2.5 cm by 1.5 cm.
3.7 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm. This would be a pretty doggone good crystal from Pakistan, but it is from NAMIBIA, so it is far rarer and particularly in this quality! It is beautifully terminated, has glassy luster, nicely saturated blue color and no damage! Ex. Ruggiero collection, acquired from Pala in 1976 according to the collection card. Weighs 16 grams.
5.7 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm. This Vietnamese aquamarine is DOUBLY-TERMINATED, has fine gemminess, a silky surface, and the unique saturated blue color of these that is really different from your average Pakistani aqua. A truly fine example of a Vietnamese gem aquamarine crystal for the beryl or gem crystal collector, it weighs 23 grams - a sizeable crystal!
6.1 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm. A very deeply colored, beautiful aquamarine crystal from the Erongos, with terminations at both ends! Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
4.5 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm. A colorless beryl from this region famous for its aquamarines, quite unusual. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
2.7 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm. This more than likely the finest color Aquamarine from North America. Some of this material was mined by Richard Kosnar in the late 1970''s and produced some of the finest color Aquamarine in the world. Most of these crystals are not gem quality, but this crystal is approximately 50% gem clarity. This crystal is an attractive gemmy, lustrous, hydrothermally etched, rich blue color crystal of Aquamarine from one of the more obscure localities for the material. One simply does not see these specimens offered very often. This specimen was collected in the 1970''s by Richard A. Kosnar.
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 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 in the Shigar Valley. This specimen features a very good quality, sharp, GEM quality crystal with top glassy luster and a typical "Aqua" blue color sitting a beautiful bladed white "ball" of Albite. Aquas are always high in demand, and gem quality specimens are not as easy to find as one might think.
8.1 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm. An extremely aesthetic specimen featuring two crossed gemmy crystals of aquamarine. The larger measures 7 cm in length. Both of the crystals have fine terminations on the "important" top end, which is pointed up when displayed. You can see tiny schorl tourmalines on the side of the larger crystal.
6.7 x 1.1 x .9 cm, 5.0 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm. No, these are not exactly cutter Columbians, but they are extremely interesting in that they are Chinese! They are actually a bit translucent, with bright green color, and sharp hexagonal form. As with virtually all of these, they are contacted and unterminated, but these are fine for what they are.
1.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm. A gemmy, lightly banded and colored thumbnail emerald crystal from Torrington, New South Wales. This cute, doubly terminated, distinctive crystal is pristine. Seldom available on the market.
3.8 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm. A CLASSIC, VERY OLD, tabular, gem aquamarine crystal from the Ural Mountains of Russia. This water-clear beauty has a nifty notch and is nicely striated on the back. There is an unusual diagonal prism face on the lower portion of the glassy front side, which really adds character. This is a very classic old-timer, which is easily over 100 years old. 14 grams. Ex. Violet Dawson Collection.
6.9 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm. An OLD-TIME, lustrous, translucent, yellow heliodor crystal from the famous Slocum Quarry at East Hampton, Connecticut. This rare doubly-terminated crystal is in good condition overall with just minor wear from being removed from encasing rock matrix. Terminated though one termination is re-healed. Rarely are Connecticut heliodors of this quality available. Henry Minot specimen.
8.3 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm. A STUNNING, LARGE Erongo hexagonal aquamarine crystal beautifully accented by jet-black schorls and embedded feldspar. This complete all-around monster is EXTREMELY GLASSY and the upper 1.9 cm is very gemmy. The rest of the aqua is included. The super lustrous and striated, large schorl is 2.0 cm.
8.4 x 7.3 x 5.0 cm. A KILLER, OLD-TIME specimen from the famous Reynolds Mine of Massachusetts. Two, large, waxy aquamarine crystals to 7.3 cm are nicely set akimbo in a glassy, smoky quartz cleavage. This is a SIGNIFICANT Massachusetts aqua specimen, which is not diminished by the fact, that the terminations are broken. Obviously from an OLD collection. Ex. George Elling Collection.
3.6 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm, 3.4 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm, 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm. Three gemmy, terminated aquamarine crystals from Vietnam - two the regular prismatic form, and one of a very unusual tabular form (both hexagonal of course).
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