PA011 - Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite - Dassu, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

A superb, 6.9 cm gem crystal of light blue aquamarine with a partial coating of tan muscovite. The aqua crystal is almost internally flawless and has highly lustrous prism faces with some slight etching on the bottom third. The pinacoid is modified as shown in the fifth photo. 6.9 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm.