Mineral: Beryl (variety aquamarine) with Topaz, Quartz, Orthoclase, Schorl, Arsenopyrite and Rhodochrosite
Locality: Biangsapi Gon prospect, Nyet Bruk, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 40 x 25 x 30 cm / main crystal: 36.6 cm.

Description: Mass: 18550 g MIM number: 2228 Long, slender aquamarine crystal of a beautiful transparent blue, with a perfectly symmetrical hexagonal section, aesthetically jutting at an angle from a matrix made of at least 6 other minerals: topaz (including a perfect one, of 10.7 cm and clear champagne color), quartz, large Baveno twin crystals of white orthoclase, black schörl, large fan-shaped arsenopyrite crystals at the base (which is quite unusual) and small crystals of pink rhodochrosite. The front has also colorless topazes, and the back small crystals of aquamarine. Photographer: Federico Picciani

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