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Aquamarine (doubly-terminated crystals)
- Shigar, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
- Miniature, 4.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
- Start Time: 08/12/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/19/2010 6:49:47 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
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 Paki Himalayas, especially the pieces from around Shigar. This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years. A pair of fine, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, soft blue color, doubly-terminated prismatic crystals of Aquamarine sits atop a crystal of white Feldspar. An attractive matrix display specimen with good aesthetics from this most pretigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities.