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RM3731   Beryl, var.aquamarine, and quartz
Be3Al2Si6O18
  -  9. Silicates

Specimen of beryl aquamarine variety. Very transparent, delicate bluish color to colorless, with developed prism faces and with terminal faces of the dipyramid truncated by the pinacoid. With rutile inclusions. On a doubly terminated quartz crystal. A gemmy miniature.

Size: 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm.
Main crystal: 2 cm.
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RM3649   Chevkinite-(Ce)
Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
  -  9. Silicates

An amazing sized specimen of the rare REE silicate chevkinite-(Ce) from the finest discovery in the world for the species. This obscure Pakistan locality started producing these superb specimens in the late 1990s. This group hosts rather lustrous, sharp, euhedral, jet-black terminated crystals measuring up to 4.5 cm on chevkinite-(Ce) matrix. From A. Petrov.  

Size: 5.3 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm.
Main crystal: 4.8 x 3.6 cm.
Presents radioactive activity ☢.
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RM1589   Zircon

Brilliant, wine red, translucent, internal red lights... Group of zircon crystals with defined faces and edges. These gems are disposed in a matrix with squist, mica and quartz.

Size: 6.5 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm.
Main crystal: 10 x 6 mm.
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RM1588   Zircon

Brilliant, wine red, glassy zircon crystal, with internal red lights. It shows very clearly the faces of the tetragonal prism and both dipyramids, doubly terminated. A gem very aesthetically disposed on a quartz and mica (gneiss) matrix.

Size: 5.4 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm.
Main crystal: 13 x 9 mm.
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RM1032   Grossular (var. Hessonite) with quartz

Group of grossular, hessonite variety. Good orange to brown color, translucent and defined faces and edges.

Size: 6.3 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm.
Main crystal: 12 x 10 mm.
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RM887   Corundum, var. ruby

A stunning corundum, var. ruby, specimen. Perfectly disposed and contrasting with the marble matrix. Very sharp, translucent, brilliance and with a deep pink to reddish color not ususal in this locality. Very fluorescent under LWUV. A perfect gem from Hunza valley area.

Size: 5.5 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm.
Main crystal: 15 x 12 mm.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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