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A431 - Aquamarine $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 5 cm ex. Matthew Webb Tabular, glassy Aqua crystals on Muscovite matrix. The quality of the Aqua is much better than typical for this locality, and the main crystal is much thicker than normal, being 3.8cm wide and 2.3 cm thick. One or two tiny nicks present, but basically undamaged. Ex. Matthew Webb #353.
A596 - Apatite on Goshenite $ 750 (=~ £ 600) Dassu Mine, Gilgite, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Doubly-terminated yellow and pink bi-color Apatite crystals to 8mm attached to the side of an etched Goshenite crystal. Superb for this find. One side has the majority of the Apatites while the other sides shows good crystal faces of the Goshenite.
A597 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 2500 (=~ £ 1999) Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan large cabinet - 18 x 12 x 8 cm Clusters of gem Aquamarine crystals nestled in Muscovite blades. Individual Aquamarine crystals reach 4.5 x 2.2 cm in size. The crystals are glassy and transparent. Nearly pristine with only one tiny chip on one crystal, otherwise undamaged. Large and showy specimen.
A873 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 1500 (=~ £ 1199) Ping Wu, Sichuan, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
A322 - Elbaite with Beryl on Albite $ 1500 (=~ £ 1199) Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm Fine, floater specimen of a spherical cluster of Albite bladed crystals with attached Elbaite and Beryl. The largest Elbaite is a double-terminated 4.3 cm crystal with a translucent sea green color. The Beryl is colorless and 2 cm wide. Fine and undamaged and good from all angles.
A328 - Aquamarine $ 180 (=~ £ 144) Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Highly transparent single Aquamarine crystal from Vietnam. The crystal has high glassy luster and is undamaged.
T311 - Aquamarine $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar small cabinet - 6.5 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm Single Aquamarine crystal with good medium blue color. Double terminated and lightly etched. No damage.
T763 - Aquamarine $ 900 (=~ £ 720) Skardu District, Pakistan miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown Glassy and gemmy etched Aquamarine crystal. Natural processes in the pegmatite have partially dissolved the crystal leaving this fully crystallized, undamaged gem with oustanding form.
C426 - Aquamarine with Quartz $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Tabular Aquamarine crystals adjacent to a clear Quartz crystal, on Muscovite. These Aquas are typically found on flat plates of Muscovite and the structure and display of this one is unique and striking. There are 3 main Aqua crystals, one of which has some interference growth on one side which is not damage. Professionally cleaned and exceptionally clean and bright.
C462 - Aquamarine $ 150 (=~ £ 120) Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Transparent blue Beryl from the Erongo finds. This one is unusual for the locality in that it is totally transparent and it's lightly etched. Complete and undamaged. Good luster too, better than photos.
SM856 - Aquamarine $ 280 (=~ £ 224) Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm Single blue Aquamarine crystal with very glassy faces and a nice bevelled termination. This is tops for Erongo in terms of glassy luster and way more transparent than most.
D156 - Heliodor $ 1500 (=~ £ 1199) Volodarsk-Volynskii, Ukraine small cabinet - 5.7 x 2 x 1.8 cm Exquisite gem Heliodor crystal with typical etching for the locality, though it retains alot of it's original hexagonal form. Good luster and all gem internally. Complete and undamaged with a naturally etched hollow area at the rear termination area. Weighs 30.73 grams.
M901 - Aquamarine $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 4 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm Terminated single Aquamarine crystal with attached Muscovite and Albite. Glassy luster and gemmy with very slight surface etching. I found one tiny, trivial nick, otherwise complete all around and undamaged.
M916 - Aquamarine $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 2 cm Gemmy Aquamarine crystals intergrown with Quartz and Albite a a few black tourmaline inclusions. This is an undamaged floater fully crystallized all around.
D500 - Emerald $ 270 (=~ £ 216) Guantu, Kaduna State, Nigeria thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Glassy, transparent hexagonal Emerald crystal with a good, flat termination. Deeper green color inthe lower half, grading up to a light green termination. Complete and undamaged.
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