OKD-269, Front		Side
Top showing tourmaline inclusions	Closeup of stepped base	Back view

OKD-269    Aquamarine on Muscovite with Tourmaline and Albite   Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan.  WOW!  This piece has also passed the 10x magnification test and showed up with no damage or contacts.  It is a fully terminated floater with lots of branching muscovite, minor white albite and acicular black tourmalines scattered among the muscovite (very noticeable on back view) and in the cap of the primary crystal as shallow inclusions.  The tourmalines which include the big crystal run parallel to and just below the surface of its upper termination.   The base of this specimen must have once been on matrix but has totally developed into a fully terminated grouping.  This base is highly complex in it multiple stepped effect.  A great contrast to the simple termination developed on the top of the primary crystal and others within the grouping.  Nice clarity near top of piece and it becomes more included toward the base of the crystals.  The primary crystal in this piece is 7 cm in length with the overall dimensions of the piece being 7.5 x 7 x 7 cm.  A fantastic specimen for any collection.    1,600$

OKD-270

OKD-270    Aquamarine on Muscovite   Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan.  Here is a fine large aqua which is trimmed by muscovites along the perimeter of its base.  There are several aquas here in a tightly bunched parallel growth.  The terminations are staggered in height.  Color is an even light blue and fully included by light veils.  It takes on the appearance of blue ice.  No damage but there is a shard on one side which has rehealed in place slightly ajar from the primary crystal.  The base is crudely regrown.  By this I mean it had only begun to heal and does not present well formed parallel faces.   The piece measures 8 x 7 x 6.5 cm.  All faces and terminations are glassy smooth.  Big and attractive.   1,650$

 

 

 

 

OKD-272, Front	Side	Other side

OKD-272    Aquamarine on Muscovite   Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan.  Here is another fine specimen, professionally trimmed and highly aesthetic.  The big 6.2 high, 6 cm wide) primary aquamarine dominated this specimen.  It has a pleasing color and central placement with its surrounding matrix.  A couple of other aquas, nice small white albites and fine mica well placed all add to the aesthetic value of this fine specimen.  Two tiny dings are visible with magnification (both less than a millimeter) and not noticeable without magnification.  Overall dimensions are 11.5 cm wide, 9 cm height and 6 cm deep.  A real killer which I would be proud to place in any quality collection.   2,000$

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