Beryl (Var: Morganite), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite), Muscovite, Schorl
Sabsar, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13.1 x 11.1 x 7.8 cm. A classic, 6.1 cm, sharp, pale pink, translucent, somewhat lustrous, blocky, hexagonal beryl (var: morganite) crystal sits atop a matrix of off-white "rosettes" of albite (var: cleavelandite) with muscovite and black schorl. The morganite crystal has some slight etching in the upper portion of the crystal, which gives it a ...
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