Aquamarine (deep color) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho
Miniature, 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm
Start Time: 06/07/2012 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/14/2012 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

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 50% gem clarity, which is still pretty good for the material. This crystal is an attractive, crudely doubly-terminated, fairly sharp and lustrous, gemmy, hydrothermally etched, intense rich blue color crystal of Aquamarine from one of the more obscure localities for the material. It does have both of it's terminations, but they are recrystallized. One simply does not see these beauties offered very often on the market anymore. It is definitely one of the best blue color crystals of this material that I've ever offered for auction. Don't miss out on this great North American gem crystal classic.

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