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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine)

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Attractive cluster of light blue aquas, each with excellent luster and gemmy terminations. Each termination is so gemmy that you can look down the C-axes all the way to the base of the crystals. In my experience, this has always been one of the benchmark features that you looked for in an Aqua. The longest crystal, which is doubly-terminated, is 3.7 cm long. A fine specimen from early finds in the 1980s here, very different from material coming out today.

Product details

SpeciesAquamarine, Beryl
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Erongo Mountains

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Aquamarine
Mineral guide
Learn about Aquamarine
sea-blue to blue-green beryl; forms in pegmatites and alpine veins; prized for color, clarity, and dramatic matrix specimens.
Aquamarine
Regional guide
Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia
from Erongo Mountains, Namibia - blue beryl in crisp prisms atop black schorl, forming miarolitic pegmatite pockets; a collector's locality.