Large Gem Aquamarine

Item Description

Fine quality Aquamarine specimens never go out of style and are always in demand. This specimen is no exception as it is a wonderful GEM quality specimen with crystal blue color and exceptional glasy luster. I would say that the crystal is about 80% water clear, with some highly unusual but distinct hexagonal growth patterns on one of the prism faces! These growth patterns also give the crystal somewhat of a skyscraper appearance where the lines resemble the floors of a tall building. Lastly, the piece has a much more dramatic termination than most Aqua crystals (which usually have a flat basal pinacoid) as it shows both first order (2021) AND second order (1121) prism faces. This crystal was once in the Gene Meieran collection, which is all you need to know about the quality, and was sold by Evan Jones at one point with a retail value of $2400. The piece is easily worth that much and more in today's market.