[Rockhounds] Another Mystery Mineral

[Drew]

Or this one,
http://www.fabreminerals.com/search_show.php?SECTION=RSASI&CODE=ER47K1

Drew

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Drew <dr00bert at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like beryl var. aquamarine to me... the terminations are complex like
> this one,
> http://www.fabreminerals.com/search_show.php?SECTION=SHQ&CODE=EY86K1
>
> Drew
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM, <GBROWN at catspaw-minerals.com> wrote:
>
>> Speaking of unknowns...
>>
>> My friend with the friend in Afghanistan sent my this picture of a crystal
>> the guy picked up:
>>
>> http://www.catspaw-minerals.com/images/maybe_aqua.jpg
>>
>> The color is right for aquamarine, but the termination looks wrong... more
>> like topaz.  It doesn't have that barrel shape that all the Afghani aquas
>> I've seen have.
>>
>> ID??
>>
>> GcB
>>
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