Aquamarine (good color) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

An attractive full sized miniature specimen from one of the most famous gem pegmatite localities in Colorado. The Aquamarines from Mt Antero are world famous for their fantastic color and quality. These are certainly some of the finest Aquamarine crystals from any locality in North America. This piece features several sharp, VERY GEMMY, rich blue color, hexagonal prisms of Aquamarine measuring up to 1.1 cm sitting atop massive Smoky Quartz matrix. It must be noted that several of the Aquamarine crystals are either contacted or do not have fully formed terminations, but a few of them are terminated, so the piece is still decent quality. What really caught my eye was the saturation of the blue color in what are considered to be smaller crystals. Typically, most varieties of Beryl will be rather pale in color when the crystals are this size, but Mt Antero is well known for its intense blue crystals, even in smaller sizes. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). The label accompanying this specimen states that it was found at the Thank You Lord Claim. Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/