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6.9 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm. This piece is composed of sharp, textbook hexagonal beryl crystals, of the colorless varietal called goshenite, to 1.5 cm. Goshenite is actually much rarer than the colored varieties of beryl such as aquamarine and emerald, for some reason. From the noted Erongo specialty collection of Heini Soltau.
5.3 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm. An exquisite, flowerlike arrangement of bi-colored aquamarine beryls pokes up out of starkly contrasting matrix of schorl. The schorl is unusually fibrous and acicular in nature, and so the contrast is both color and geometry. The large aquamarine is 1.6 cm tall. From the noted Erongo specialty collection of Heini Soltau.
5.0 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm. This is a robust, thick, textbook aquamarine crystal with great blue color saturation. It is translucent, though not transparent per se. The thing that really makes this piece are the slender inclusions of acicular schorl in the termination, running perpendicular to the long crystal axis. The effect is really striking, and very dramatic. From the noted Erongo specialty collection of Heini Soltau.
5.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm. A large miniature featuring small but absolutely gemmy aquamarines perched on feldspar crystals. Complete-all-around, good on both sides, and dramatic. Seldom do you see such an arrangement. From the noted Erongo specialty collection of Heini Soltau.
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.3 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 Pakistani Himalayas, especially in the Shigar Valley. This piece hosts a very nice, sharp, gem quality crystal of Aquamarine with good glassy luster and a soft blue color flaring directly out of a partial crystal of white Albite. No damage, and very aesthetic.
5.0 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm. These Emerald crystals hail from one of the oldest mineral localities in the eastern world. These specimens are not seen in any frequency on the market these days, and they do not get nearly the same recognition as other worldwide Emeralds. This specimen is comprised of several rich green color, prismatic crystals of Emerald intermixed with Quartz and Feldspar. The crystals are only translucent, and several of them are contacted on the terminations, but this is classic material. The largest crystal measures 1.6 cm, which is very good size for a matrix Emerald from this historic locale.
3.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm. This Aquamarine specimen was mined by Richard Kosnar in the late 1970's and his diggings produced some of the finest color, unheated Aquamarine in the world. Most of these crystals are not gem quality, but this crystal is approximately 90% gem clarity, which is very good for the material. This crystal is a fine, sharp, very gemmy, lustrous, rich blue color, slightly etched crystal of Aquamarine from one of the more obscure localities for the material. It actually has very well defined, sharp crystal faces. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
This is classic old material (30-50 years old, probably) and specimens are VERY hard to come by in any American market. It is, on its own merit, a SUPER specimen with characteristic pink color that is rather different in hue from more recent Afghani material. This specimen has several fat, translucent crystals that are brighter and more gemmy in person than they appear here. Bits of colorful elbaite (if broken) and lepidolite add some color contrast. The piece is complete all around and consists of a nice arrangement on matrix. Most Queen morganites are for some reason contacted or buried in matrix. FREESTANDING CRYSTALS like these are exceedingly uncommon. Ex. Barlow Collection specimen (self-collected by him in the pocket as described in his book). Funny enough Irv Brown got it from Barlow and traded it to Chuck Houser, who later traded it back to Irv when he made up a more systematic collection and needed one...they just aren't out there to be had except by such incestuous San Diego ties, these days! 5.7 x 5.5 x 5 cm
A remarkable and to our knowledge unique specimen recovered in November 2003 while mining the "Beryl Pocket" at this new mine in northern San Diego. This mine has produced some wonderful material, but each pocket seems to be both frustratingly small and unique in nature compared to the last so the odds are good this will not be duplicated anytime soon. The tourmalines, in person, have some green color to them. Also, the beryl is alternately pinkish or bluish in color depending on both lighting and orientation of the c-axis. it seems tha tmost of the pink is centered around the c-axis and is stronger near the top of the specimen, with the more blue zone around the outer half of the diameter and stronger near the base as shown. BETTER IN PERSON! Also, in person you would see that this has glassy lustre and is obviously a MAJOR San Diego County Specimen! 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 cm
This is a significant locality piece thought to be the best morganite ever found at this mine, which is more known for garnet and schorl than for the very rare beryls that sometimes occur there. It was sold by mine owner Louis Spaulding Jr to dealer Cal Graeber some years ago, and Irv bought it off Cal's desk as it came in. It weighs 53 grams and is complete all around except for a small contacted area on the bottom-left face, and some damage to the upper-right side (some of which seems to have been either frosted or regrown) which is not really that noticeable from the front, anyhow. It has really strange etched growth faces that actually go back into the crystal on one side, while it presents a face on the front that at first glance seems flat but in actuality is a mesmerizing display of subtle surface curves and gradations. It is truly better in person than indicated here. Despite the slight damage, it displays well and is immediately impressive once you realize how amazing it is for the mine of origin. ALSO, THIS PIECE HAS A LOT OF GEM ROUGH VALUE! 4.5 x 2.2 x 3.5 cm
This is a very difficult locality to get, not much out there from this small mine. EXTREMELY rare county locality! 3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Rare locality piece presents a beautiful front display angle. Broken on bottom and back but quite nice, regardless. Pale pink color. 2.9 x 2 x 1.7 cm
One of only a handful of very gemmy beryls to come from the far northern extension of the upper pegmatite dike just above the Beebe Hole portion of the claim. Also, it seems to have an inclusion of a feldspar crystal within! 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
VERY RARE morganite from this mine, found pretty much in just a small area and not again! Nice, elongated form! 2.4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Interesting combination piece, and quite pretty though it has some damage to several sides. Buy as a combo for the locality where morganite is pretty rare, or as a cheap County morganite with neat color, but not for the perfection. The back shows some complete hex faces of the beryl. 5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
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