Aquamarine (with "cat's eye" effect) on gemmy Feldspar

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, GEM/gemmy, soft blue color, prismatic crystal of Aquamarine with a rarely seen and highly desirable "cat's eye" effect at the termination!! To top it off, the Aqua is aesthetically sitting atop a GEMMY crystal of Feldspar (Microcline or Albite), which is not common in my experience with Aquas from Pakistan, as the Feldspar matrix is usually always opaque. A very attractive display specimen with good aesthetics from this most prestigious of Pakistani pegmatite localities. Priced at $2000.