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Description: Beryl (Var.: Aquamarine) Locality: Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 12.7 x 11.6 x 8.1 cm. This piece has a vibrant, beautiful "aqua blue" color to it that is at the top of the spectrum for an aquamarine from this particular locality. The largest crystal is 6 cm, flat-laying. More interesting are the broad, gemmy, terminations which are 2-3 cm across, and where you can look down into the crystal core. The lustre is glassy and bright. Weighs 1369 grams.
Title: Beryl-209736
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-209736.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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