U1CN42 Beryl var. Aquamarine
Nanjiang Zhen, Pinang Co., Yueyang, Hunan Prov., China
7.4x 2.9x 2.6 cm
$44

Not a great aqua specimen, but a cool locality nonetheless, with some interesting bends. There is a pegmatite somewhere just outside the town of Nanjiang Zhen where a few local people collect large black almandine (I think) garnets and aquamarine prisms, this is reasonable close to the autunite locality.  Some of the aquas actually reach a decent size, but they are all heavily included like this.  I’ve also seen some columbite-tantalite from here.  Admittedly not the sexiest beryl out there, but there are people who collect unusual beryl localities, so…. I’m posting this. 










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