2.3" Gemmy Aquamarine Crystals with Muscovite - Skardu, Pakistan

Thes are two gemmy aquamarine crystals from the Skardu area of Pakistan. They have fantastic, light blue color and are nicely terminated. They're naturally associated with a cluster of muscovite mica crystals.

It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.

Aquamarine is a blue-green variety of beryl. Oddly enough, it owes its color to iron(II) and iron(III) cations within the crystal lattice, of which iron(II) is responsible for the blue color, while iron(III) is responsible for the yellow color. The color vibrance and hue are dependent on the concentration of these cations, or lack of one or the other. The presence of both cations in the right position within the crystal lattice, can result in a deep blue colored crystal that is known as "maxixe".
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SPECIES
Beryl var. Aquamarine & Muscovite Mica
LOCATION
Skardu, Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
SIZE
2.3 x 1.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#207192