Aquamarine, Quartz, Albite

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Aquamarine and quartz on albite (nicknamed “The Clam”), 20.3 cm, from the Bangsapa Gon mine, Bensapi Bridge area near Nyet-Bruk, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. No repairs or restorations. This specimen grew from the ceiling of a pocket, and was collected in April 2019. An article in the November–December 2020 issue of the Mineralogical Record will give detailed information on the find. Photo by James Elliott, courtesy of Fine Minerals International.