Beryl with Muscovite (irradiated)
specimen number:
4951080
location:
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
description:
Gemmy glassy golden yellow crystals of heliodor to 1.5 cm in height coming off a muscovite crystal matrix. This has been irradiated to produce the yellow color. Originally these were sold as natural and a locality in Tajikistan was given. This is unmistakably from Pakistan and was a blue aquamarine.
Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm (small-cabinet)
Collection: Thomas von Criegern
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