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Aquamarine

Aquamarine

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This long, slender beryl crystal is blue enough to be considered an aquamarine, although its hue has a significant greenish cast.

This long, slender beryl crystal is blue enough to be considered an aquamarine, although its hue has a significant greenish cast. It has a distorted hexagonal cross section, with straight termination at one end, and contact termination (basal cleavage) at the other. The crystal is transparent, with a few dark inclusions and a series of basal internal fractures that display as white zones when the crystal is illuminated with a bright light. The termination of the crystal is chipped.

Country Russia
Locality Sherlovaya Gora, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region
Dimensions 6,3x0,7x0,6 cm
Weight 6.0g