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Measurements: 39 x 23 x
22 mm Description: Two aquamarine crystals fused together (32 x 14 x 08 mm), with one of the terminations having a peculiar, small aquamarine crystal sitting on it. The aquamarine crystals sit on a matrix of damaged quartz crystals, a well-shaped quartz crystal and several tiny muscovite crystals (image top right). The aquamarine crystals have a thin coating of iron oxide in and just beneath its surface. The only damage to the aquamarine crystals, is at the base. The quartz crystal has a few small nicks. Weight of Specimen: 15.7 gChemical
Composition: Be3Al2Si6O18 (aquamarine) Hardness
on Mohs Scale: (aquamarine)
7.5 -
8.0 Location:
Erongo, Namibia. Specimen
Code:
NERA 027 US $ 75 |