Aquamarine

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 Pakistani Himalayas, especially the pieces from around Shigar. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. This piece features a good, sharp, GEM/gemmy, lustrous, soft blue color prismatic crystal of Aquamarine that is compressed in one direction, making it appear tabular in habit. A good quality gem crystal specimen from this most prestigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities. Good shape overall, only one tiny nick near the termination.