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BERYL var. Aquamarine on MUSCOVITE
Chumar Bakhoor, near Nagar, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.5 × 4.5 × 4 cm

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Bill & Carol Smith Collection Bill and Carol Smith amassed a quite comprehensive suite of Pakistani minerals over the years picking up unusual species and habits of common minerals whenever they could. They were always quick to visit Dudley Blauwet of Mountain Minerals (their primary source) when he returned from buying trips to Pakistan in hopes of picking up another unusual specimen for the suite.

This is the classic combination from Chumar Bakhoor. A single pale blue gemmy razor-sharp aquamarine crystal standing up from a bed of gray muscovite crystals. An elegant specimen.

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