Gemmy Aquamarine xls (New Find)

Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm
Start Time: 08/08/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/16/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A sculptural intergrown 360-degree cluster of very glassy, lustrous aquamarine crystals from a NEW FIND at Nagar. Gem, water-clear light-blue modified pinacoidal terminations rest atop rich ice-blue translucent bodies. The variable length and sheer number of hexagonal prisms and the pearlescent muscovite plates add dramatic quality to the piece. Contacting on the sides, where other crystals once lay, have very limited damage. One side is bruised, but can be strongly minimalized by the correct display. A showy, dense cluster of richly colored aquas from a new find. Better in person, as the glassiness, lustre and gemminess made photography difficult.

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