Aquamarine Rough 15 Crystals Nigerian 1980’s

15 Natural Aquamarine Rough Crystal Chunks 56.2ct Nigeria healing blue green crystals aqua wire wrap gemstone healers crafts beryl new age

This parcel (AQ68) consists of 15 pieces, Weight is 56.2 ct or 11.22 gm,
Approximate sizes in millimeters, given their irregular shapes :
7x5x5, 7x6x2 ,8x6x4, 10x7x4, 11x4x5 terminated), 10x5x4, 10x6x5, 10x7x6, 9x6x3, 12x9x7, 14x6x7, 14x6x8, 14x7x7, 15x9x7, 17x9x5
The coin in the photos is a US copper penny (1 cent) 19.05mm in diameter.

The photos are of the aqua crystals in this lot. They capture the various colors this lot displays in indoor and natural lighting. Photos 1-5 are on a window sill in bright morning sunlight – photo 6 is in natural afternoon light. The last photo is under indoor lighting. In the sunlight they are brighter and more blue. These crystals are either transparent or translucent – none are opaque.

The colors in the photo are pretty much what you will see… keeping in mind the subtle shifts along the blue-green spectrum as the light changes, and depending which axis is being viewed. Iron (rust colored) inclusions are visible in the photos.

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I began selling gems and minerals and studying gemology in the late 1980’s. I traveled around the states with gem/mineral and craft shows for a couple of years before settling in Gainesville, FL where I opened a shop called The White Cloud. In 1992, I got a job counseling, packed all the store stuff away and forgot about it until now. What a surprise to find these beautiful crystals and minerals after all that time…