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Mineral Specimens with Beryl
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6.4 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm. A very fine, usually shaped, doubly terminated aquamarine crystal from recent finds in the Erongo Mountains. This complete-all-around, gemmy and lustrous crystal has vibrant, blue color and as is typical with many Erongo aquamarines, the termination areas are particularly gemmy. The gemmy zone is about 1.0 cm thick on the fat end of this crystal. Orthoclase is embedded in the backside of the crystal and caused the extreme narrowing of the other termination. Very nearly pristine.
2.0 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm. A fine and gemmy red beryl thumbnail from the Violet Claims of Utah. Five beautifully gemmy and lustrous, magenta crystals to 6 mm are set on the side of a columnar shard of rhyolite.
5.5 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm. A striking doubly-terminated and gemmy 5.5 cm Aquamarine, with a nicely-terminated intergrown Schorl and attached Orthoclase. The luster is excellent, and the gemmy terminations are absolutely mirror-like. Ex. Charlie Key stock.
3.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm. A superb Erongo Aquamarine/Orthoclase so reminiscent of the great piece on the cover of the May/June 2007 Rocks & Minerals that I would bet it was from the same pocket (...and they both were from the same collection as that piece came from me as well). The gemmy, doubly-terminated Aquamarine is 2.6 cm long, and rests perfectly on a cluster of sharpy euhedral Orthoclase crystals. Ex. Charlie Key stock.
5.8 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm. An outstanding and, frankly, quite fascinating Aquamarine specimen from the Erongo Mountains. The main Aquamarine, 4 cm tall and 1.5 cm, has a deep blue color and superb luster. The gemmy termination, so classic for the Erongo Aquamarines, actually is hollow as it grew around Feldspar that had grown on top of the first generation. All the smaller Aquamarines also have gemmy terminations, and the 3 cm crystal is actually doubly-terminated. And while the Orthoclase crystals have been partially resorbed, there is an incredible Schorl crystal that actually bridges the gap from an Aquamarine termination and an Orthoclase. Ex. Charlie Key stock.
5.3 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm. The Corrego do Urucum pegmatite of Brazil has historically produced some of the world’s finest morganite specimens and this is certainly an excellent example. A gem, beautiful pink morganite is richly embedded with green tourmaline pencils and areas of bladed cleavelandite. This thick morganite crystal has sharp crystal faces, excellent clarity and color saturation. Both sides have beautiful stepped edges. An excellent and classic Brazilian morganite specimen that probably dates to the 1970s or 1980s and was in the Norm Dawson Collection, former owner of the White Queen Mine. 54 grams.
12.7 x 8.5 x 8.4 cm. A stunning, incredibly intricate cluster of aquamarine crystals on muscovite from Nagar, Pakistan. The aquamarines, which reach 7.5 cm, are very gemmy and lustrous for the locale. The arrangement and density of the crystals is spectacular and is especially noteworthy. The several iron oxide-stained crystals are actually a very pleasing compliment to the more classic gemmy, blue crystals. These are all terminated, if unusually stepped and "frosted" by intricate little secondary aquamarines. This is a complete-all-around and essentially pristine specimen.
6.0 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm. A striking, complete-all-around specimen of surreal, gemmy and lustrous, parallel-growth, green-blue emerald crystals with glassy, colorless magnesite rhombs from a new find at Brumado, Brazil. The emeralds reach 3.0 cm on this beauty and are lined up like a series of green smokestacks covered with sparkly jewels. The color is not deep green but the association is really unusual. The major emeralds are pristine and a few scattered, darker green uvite crystals are a very nice accent.
3.8 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm. Red Beryl is certainly among the most recognizable, desirable and rarest of minerals from the Western United States. The classic "gooseberry" color crystals have attracted collectors for years, and are now in short supply and high demand. This piece features a beautiful, translucent, sharp, lustrous, hexagonal prismatic crystal measuring 7 mm aesthetically flaring off Rhyolite matrix. There seems to be some minor Smoky Quartz on the specimen as well. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
2.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm. A beautiful, water-clear gem aquamarine crystal with excellent blue color saturation and a striking, facet-like, modified pinacoidal termination. Complete-all-around and pristine. Weighs 7 grams.
20.8 x 16.4 x 8.3 cm. This is a dramatic large specimen of aquamarine on its own merit, and as a bonus it has two subtly-colored octahedral fluorites perched in the middle of the aquamarine cluster. Each fluorite is approximately an inch, transparent and gemmy, and brilliantly sparkling from many etched faces. I have seen the association before, of course, but usually it’s a fluorite sitting at the edge of a plate, or loose and isolated on mica - seldom do you see the fluorites actually in the midst of the aquamarines. The plate is nearly pristine, despite its size, which seems a minor miracle of survival. It weighs in at 4.6 pounds, thus over 2 kilograms.
2.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm. A gemmy and lustrous, rarely available, doubly terminated emerald crystal from the Rist Mine of North Carolina. The upper portion of the crystal is much gemmier than the lower portion. Both terminations are lightly frosted. The crystal contains embedded clove-brown rutile needles and blades and muscovite plates. A classic and excellent older North Carolina emerald. Weighs 8 grams.
5.5 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm. Beautiful, vivid pink morganite crystals accented with contrasting cleavelandite from Afghanistan. The dominating, tabular crystal is beautifully gemmy and lustrous and has textbook, hexagonal form. It is pristine and is 4.7 cm wide. A very showy and aesthetic, two-sided, gem crystal specimen.
3.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm. A fine and contemporary classic combination specimen from recent finds in the Erongo Mountains of Namibia. A 3.5 cm doubly terminated aquamarine crystal with good color and lustre is very nicely accented with lustrous schorl crystals, a smaller aquamarine and just a bit of orthoclase. The aquamarine crystal has the typically, very gemmy termination areas and the large schorl has a matte termination.
4.9 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm. A fine and unique cluster of gemmy and lustrous aquamarine crystals with strange, yellow terminations from a small Fall 2008 find in the Erongo Mountains. No one knows what causes the yellow color. The crystals have excellent gemminess and color and some of the crystals are doubly terminated. The largest doubly terminated crystal is 3.7 cm.
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![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Orthoclase, Schorl from Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-240561a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-240561a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Morganite), Elbaite, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-240665a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-240665a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Muscovite from Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-240688a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-240688a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Emerald), Magnesite, Uvite from Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-240711a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-240711a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Red Beryl) from Violet claims, Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242355a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242355a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Red Beryl) from Violet claims, Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242355b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242355b.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242457a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242457a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Fluorite, Muscovite from Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242501a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242501a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Fluorite, Muscovite from Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242501b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242501b.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Emerald), Rutile, Muscovite from Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242622a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242622a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Emerald), Rutile, Muscovite from Rist Mine (North America Emerald Mines), Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242622b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242622b.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Morganite), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-242632a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-242632a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Schorl from Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-243312a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-243312a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) from Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-243360a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-243360a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) from Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-243360b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-243360b.jpg)