Beryl (Var: Aquamarine)

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Locality: Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

Superb transparent blue aquamarine beryl crystal 3 cm diameter with white albite crystals around the base. The crystal is amazingly transparent. When viewed through the termination a complex pattern of internal growth lines are clearly visible. Undamaged
Overall size of mineral specimen: 4.5x4x4 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 3 cm.

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