Provenite

Ganesh Himal deposit (Somdang)

AreaDraft data

28.1944° N, 85.2044° E · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Bagmati, Nepal, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Ganesh Himal deposit (Somdang)

Intensely blue, doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 7.5 cm long from the Ganesh Himal deposit, Somdang, Nepal.
Intensely blue, doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 7.5 cm long from the Ganesh Himal deposit, Somdang, Nepal.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Doubly terminated blue aquamarine crystal 9.2 cm long from the Ganesh Himal deposit, Nepal.
Doubly terminated blue aquamarine crystal 9.2 cm long from the Ganesh Himal deposit, Nepal.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Doubly terminated prismatic gem crystals
Typical size
About 7.5-9 cm
Color / luster
Intense blue, gemmy
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-773

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Geology of the locality

Region
Bagmati
Country
Nepal

Labels place Somdang in Rasuwa District; GeoNames lists Somdang in the Rubi Valley (Dhading). Coordinate is that GeoNames point; the deposit itself was not located.

Sources: SRC-772

Sources

  1. SRC-772 · Database
    GeoNames search: Somdang, NepalGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-773 · Website
    File:Beryl-121179.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.