Mineral: | Beryl, Variety: Aquamarine / Turmalin, Variety: Schorl | Chemical Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 / NaFe3+2Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)3(OH) | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent - translucent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan | Here you get aquamarine crystals on schorl. in fact these are at least seven individual Beryl crystals randomly intergrown but all disclosing medium to good transparency, nice luster and undamaged terminations at both ends. Even the schorl matrix is fully recrystallized.

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