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Sphalerite on Quartz
Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China
Quartz "Faden"
Quartz "Faden"
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Acanthite
Acanthite
Imiter, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Adamite on Limonite
Adamite on Limonite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Quartz Var. Rose
Quartz Var. Rose
Lavra da Ilha Pegmatite, Taquaral, Itinga, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Opal var. Hyalite
Opal var. Hyalite
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched)

Beryl var. Aquamarine (etched)

sold
Locality
Itatia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Minerals
Beryl
Dimensions
5.2 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
AQUA12

This beautiful Aquamarine was naturally etched by acids occuring deep in the Earth during, or after the original Beryl crystal formed. It has hundreds of "crystal faces," due to the etching phenomenon. It conjures images of icebergs and glaciers. It came out of a "stash," from the Hawthorneden inventory we purchased several years ago. It has no damage. It weighs 57.9 grams. It is bluer in person. It has a naturally crystallized flat face that serves well as its base. 

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