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New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find

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Nick_minIng

New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 12:46AM

Hello,

Would like to share this new(?) type of aqua from a non-pegmatite deposit.

[s1260.photobucket.com]

any comments on the aqua and the other rocks in the images are more than welcome.

Can't upload image from iPhone. In the boonies and laptop screen busted.

Cheers.

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Matt Neuzil

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 01:21PM

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How was it determined to be aquamarine? Also what area of the world was this found?

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Bart Cannon

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 01:34PM

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Posts: 526

Bluish beryl is very common at the Mount Wheeler beryliium mine in Nevada. Nice phenacite crystals are associated along with fluorite.

The deposit is hosted in limestone. Not a pegmatite within many miles.

~Bart

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Ken Doxsee

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 04:00PM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 155

The photos are pretty blurry, but I'm not convinced that we're looking at beryl. --Ken

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Jason Barrett (2)

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 09:01PM

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Posts: 106

I agree with Ken!

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Joseph Polityka

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 10, 2012 11:30PM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 709

Hi,

I agree with Ken and Jason; it looks familiar but does not look like beryl. In fact, it looks manufactured or similar to that pectolite from the Dominican Republic. I'm not a gem expert so I will wait and see.

Best,

Joe

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Wayne Corwin

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 11, 2012 04:38AM

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Posts: 760

Have you done any tests? Like hardness?

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Stephanie Martin

Re: New, non-pegmatite aquamarine find
May 11, 2012 05:11AM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 1,156

Without more info it is difficult to guess, but it does not look like beryl/aquamarine. My guess would lean more toward blue opal (it would be very nice opal if that is the case), but my suspicion is that it is man made.

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