CJ08- Aquamarine with Cassiterite and Muscovite. Pingwu mine, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan, China.

Polycrystalline aggregate of twinned Cassiterite crystals, with very sharp crystal forms, extraordinarily lustrous and with a deep black color, on a matrix of very sharp lamellar Muscovite crystals. With many completely gemmy tabular Beryl crystals dominated by the pinacoid, with the prism faces being little developed. They are completely transparent, with very good luster and a uniform pale blue color (Aquamarine variety), accompanied by very sharp and lustrous lamellar crystals of Muscovite. This is a very elegant combination specimen. No damage.

Specimen size:  8 cm x  7 cm