Gem Beryl var. Aquamarine on Cleavelandite

Item Description

Jauntily perched on theside of its white, cleavelandite matrix, is a 5.5 cm glassy and gemmy, light sky blue aqua crystal. The crystal is fat, at about 2 x 2 cm thick and wide. It is complete. The crystal is read-through transparent and has a classic pastel blue color to it. It is a perfectly balanced small cabinet specimen, with the crystal hanging to balance the matrix. It is NOT repaired, which is a miracle almost but seems the case. Superb, display quality specimens like this can easily run to $4000-5000 on the market in general, and are hard to obtain these days even from the sources in Pakistan at those prices. This auction is a chance for somebody to own a competitive specimen at a very good price.