Beryl var. Aquamarine and Muscovite

Item Description

A beautiful, gemmy, 4.5 x 2.7 cm, textbook hexagonal, doubly terminated aquamarine crystal is aesthetically placed along with a 2.8 x 2.2 cm secondary aquamarine crystal on the large, complementary, mounded matrix of pearlescent muscovite plates. The very glassy and lustrous aquas have fine light ice-blue color. The large aqua has striking water-clear terminations with gemmy interior veils in the midsection. The smaller aqua is water-clear. Both crystals are nearly pristine, with only barely noticeable, very trivial termination edge wear. The muscovite matrix is essentially pristine, except for the acceptable basal periphery wear. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock. Herb valued this excellent piece at $6500 over 8 years ago. A classic, very fine and sculptural large aquamarine and muscovite combination from well-known pegmatites at Nagar.