Aquamarine (568 grams)

Item Description

When it comes to Aquamarine, Pakistan is the most productive country for specimens in the last 20 years. Some of the very finest quality Aquamarine specimens come from the various pegmatites in the high Pakistani mountains including the pieces from the famous Nagar region. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. This piece features a large impressive cluster of sharp, GLASSY, gemmy (with water clear terminations) soft blue color, hexagonal prismatic crystals of Aquamarine which are associated with minor silvery Muscovite. The MAJORITY of the crystals are doubly-terminated, and save a minor bit of edge wear, it's in superb condition, and nearly a complete "floater!" Rarely does one find groups of crystals like this from this famous Pakistani pegmatite locality. The piece weighs in at a whopping 568 grams, and was priced in our inventory at $5,500. From the collection of Brent E. Lockhard (cataloge, who paid $3,875 for the piece in January of 2008.