Aquamarine

Pakistan has produced more top shelf Aquamarine specimens than any other country, but some of the most unique crystals have come from this area as well. With such extensive pegmatites in Pakistan, one is bound to stumble upon a completely unique and one-of-a-kind specimen such as this. This amazing “nail head”-shaped crystal was caused due to hydrothermal etching in the pocket after the crystal had formed.

At one point it was a euhedral gem crystal but, due to natural solutions in the pocket and a little bit of luck, this piece managed to etch itself into this most amazing, unique and unusual shape. As the crystal was naturally etched in a way so that you can see the termination stayed completely untouched while the upper portion of the crystal was hollowed out but, still leaving the lower part of the prism faces intact. Virtually undamaged throughout, save the base where it detached from the matrix.

I’ve seen plenty of etched Aquas from various world localities, but nothing quite like this one. For Aqua collectors, or collectors of unusually shaped specimens, this piece would make a stellar addition.

Specimen # PAKAFGM51312