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Mineral Specimens with Beryl
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A very gemmy, very colorful, juicy 1.3-cm emerald perched on contrasting matrix! 3.5 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
A sharp, extremely gemmy, crystal from the late-1980s finds in the Ukraine. As with most of these, it shows characteristic natural etching that i find mesmerizing , and this etching enhances the glasslike appearance of the crystal. MORE YELLOW IN PERSON 4.8 x 1 x 0.5 cm
This elegant and colorful specimen , in person, has a very pleasing classic yellow-green heliodor color that is simply hard as heck to photograph, given the size of the crystal. It is a BIG one for Brazil, or for an locality...and it is remarkably UNREPAIRED. This large crystal was said to be mined in the 1940s or 1950s and then it was in Germany, in the noted collection of Dr. Hermann Bank , until just a few years ago. In around 2000, it was purchased by Bill Larson along with other important gem beryls from the collection and brought back to the US, where it promptly went home to Australia with Matthew Webb before the Tucson show of 2001 and thus was never really on the market until now (i have just done a large trade with him, which is why these pieces are now coming out from his gem crystal collection). Again, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! 152 grams 23.5 x 2 x 2 cm
These pics pretty much say it all: dramatic , huge, gemmy, transparent aqua crystal perched on the edge of a bit of matrix! However, what they do not well convey is the really interesting line of "something" running up the middle. There is some kind of growth feature that, internally, makes for a squiggly line that runs up along the c axis of the crystal and gives this crystal some internal pizzazz. You just have to see it in person to know what I am talking about. It does not detract at all, whatever this is, but really adds tot eh appeal and draws the eye to the core of the crystal. The termination is exquisitely bevelled, and the crystal is complete all around. There is one repair at the top of the junction to the matrix, but it is cleanly done and nearly invisible. In any case, on a crystal of this magnitude and relatively good pricing (in my opinion), it is certainly acceptable. 13.9 x 4.7 x 4 cm
This amazing specimen seems to be an aquamarine overgrowing a heliodor core, with interesting green feathery inclusions that I have no clue what we are looking at. Depending on lighting and background, it is either a really blue aqua or a neon blue aqua...in either case, no matter how you look at it, the color is truly phenomenal and frankly the best color i have seen in a Paki aqua in years. I am told that it was a freak piece, mined alone only several months before the show. It is completely crysatllized around all sides. The top is terminated, though with an interesting ridged texture to it like you more often see in heliodor than in aquamarine. Despite its fatness, it is remarkably pristine save only one ding on a back edge. I just think its a fantastic, colorful, and really interesting specimen. As well, the qay gem pegmatite prices are going up these days, its just a good large aqua at a fair price, anyhow. Weight on this hefty crystal is 352 grams 8.2 x 5 x 4.9 cm
This gorgeous specimen has two beautiful deep-green emerald crystals perched among jewel-like, multifaceted calcites that really accent the emeralds and contrast with the green. The major emerald atop is 1.5 cm long and is exceptionally gemmy. In fact, it contains gem rough equal to several thousand dollars in cutting value. It literally glows with bright color and internal brilliance. The secondary crystal is equally good interms of gem rough value and quality, though it has a minor ding on the upper edge of its termination that detracts a little bit, as a specimen. I was tempted to remove this crystal entirely as it has also some gem value (especially as it seems to extend inwards under the calcite!). However, I decided to leave it in, as the extra color splash really does add panache to the specimen and the small ding isn't visible from afar anyhow. Nevertheless, it could be clipped and sold as facet rough down the road. 4.4 x 4 x 3 cm
This juicy specimen has great aesthetics, perched front and center on matrix as it is! The crystal is 4 cm long and 10-1mm thick. The crystal is terminated atop (though with a contact on the back of that termination that is in any case not visible from the display face) and is probably terminated on the bottom, though it is rough there and so the termination is a "technical" contacted termination at best where it had grown against another mineral, though again it looks fine from the front view. It has juicy, top color that is unmistakeable even to laymen, and it has some gemminess though it is not transparent or gem-quality per se. It is translucent through most of the length, and transparent at the tip. This dramatic crystal is associated with jewel-like, multifaceted calcites that really accent the crystal and contrast with it. As it is a long crystal, it has a natural fracture around the halfway point but this is hidden and held together by the surrounding calcite and is not detracting . 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
This is a glowing green floater cluster of intergrown emeralds. Its core consists of a single, doubly-terminated 1 inch crystal around which other smaller ones have formed. The color here is phenomenal , and you get a lot of emerald for your money! 3.1 x 1 .7 x 1 cm
This dramatic cabinet piece features an undamaged, pristine, fairly gemmy 7.5 x 4 x 4 cm aqua sitting smack in the middle of a well-trimmed matrix of muscovite. Remarkably, there are NO REPAIRS! It is a very impressive specimen that sits and displays nicely on its own without need of a base. Such large, unrepaired aquas have become noticeably scarcer of late , coming from Pakistan, for a number of reasons. This is an older piece I am quite happy to have and hang onto if need be. 13.3 x 10.4 x 10.4 cm
This strange etched heliodor crystal is the first and only such I have seen from here. It is actually terminated, if crudely by contact it seems, on the top. The sides uniformly consist of terraced edges which bow in and out from toop to bottom of the crystal. I would guess that it lay horizontally in the pocket, to achieve such uniform etching effects along the c axis, but who knows? it is REALLY strange - not in an ugly way, but in a good way of being all the more interesting - in person. It weighs in at 900 carats, or 180 grams. 7.5 x 4 x 3.8 cm
A VERY GEMMY, GLOWING , GOLDEN-colored crystal from old finds. IN PERSON IT IS MUCH MORE GEMMY, TRANSPARENT TO TRANSLUCENT THROUGHOUT. Note the interesting stark white cap at the top. The crystal is gemmy throughout, and complete all around. It practically glows with color even in minimal backlihgting. I am told these are from the 1960s. Certainly, they have not been found recently like this! Weight is 205 carats or 41 grams. 9 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
A totally unique and amazing, sculptural, artistic aqua specimen! It is reminiscent of pieces from a find of several years back in Brazil, but those etched beryls had lost their hexagonal form while this retains it. It is a fascinating and mesmerizing piece, in person. 6.9 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
A VERY GEMMY 1.6 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm crystal perched dramatically atop a larger sized matrix. The crystal is complete and undamaged. It is a VERY good piece for the price range! 6 x 5.8 x 2 cm
This matrix specimen hosts a 1.8 cm crystal that, in geologic time, had at some point been stressed and broken, allowing the ends to move apart in teh matrix. However, it IS terminated and it IS a lot of red beryl for the price. If the crack bothers you, you can always remove the bottom and smaller portion anyhow. 5.5 x 3.8 x 3 cm
A VERY GEMMY 11 x 7 x 4 mm crystal perched so nicely in matrix! 4.4 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
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