Beryl with Fluorapatite (irradiated)
specimen number:
4951147
location:
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
description:
Glassy gemmy crystals of heliodor to 3.5 cm in size set on a matrix of crystallized muscovite with intense blue tabular fluorapatite crystals. The specimen has been irradiated, these colors are not natural. In very good condition. This material originally hit the market about 25 years ago, these were sold as natural specimens from Tajikistan.
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