Aquamarine on Quartz with Albite

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. This piece features a fine, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, soft blue color, stout, prismatic crystal of Aquamarine sits atop a thin layer of crystallized white Feldspar with minor Quartz. There is a secondary Aqua crystal, which is not complete, but the main prism, which measures 2.1 cm long, is essentially undamaged. The piece can be displayed from several angles. A very attractive matrix display specimen with good aesthetics and color contrast from this most prestigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities.