Aquamarine and Topaz on Muscovite (Meieran Coll.)

Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature, 4.5 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 08/25/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/10/2022 5:05:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $876
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Item Description

This adorable miniature is a choice, balanced specimen showing a dramatic GEM and window clean aquamarine standing above a matrix of muscovite, with a gem topaz smack in the middle of the front. The matrix consists of muscovite crystals, coated by lepidolite. There are some small, sharp white feldspars as well; and little hairy tufts of what might be tiny schorl crystals at the base of the aquamarine (we have not analyzed it). So, in total, this miniature is a pegmatite pocket "in miniature" with 6 species present! This cute specimen is from old material in the collection of Dr. Gene Meieran. The aquamarine is 2 cm tall and the topaz is nearly 1 cm. A jewel!

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Bidding History

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$876 09/10/2022 4:57:16 pm (CDT)
$851 09/10/2022 4:49:03 pm (CDT)
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