Provenite

Bien (Basha Valley)

AreaDraft data

35.7805° N, 75.3991° E · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Skardu District, Pakistan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Bien (Basha Valley)

Thin, doubly terminated gem aquamarine 'pencil' 7.8 cm long from Bien, Basha Valley, Pakistan.
Thin, doubly terminated gem aquamarine 'pencil' 7.8 cm long from Bien, Basha Valley, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Thin doubly terminated 'pencil' crystal
Typical size
About 7.8 cm long
Color / luster
Soft blue, glassy
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-804

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Geology of the locality

Region
Skardu District
Country
Pakistan

Village in the Basha Valley; coordinate is Bien (Skardu District) from GeoNames.

Sources: SRC-803

Sources

  1. SRC-803 · Database
    GeoNames search: Bien, PakistanGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-804 · Website
    File:Beryl-273389.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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