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 Main Menu > GeoGallery > Minerals > Silicates > Aquamarine with microcline and quartz 
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Aquamarine with microcline and quartz Notice the transparent portions of this aquamarine, a variety of beryl. Such clarity is what gem-cutters look for. Virtually all aquamarine gemstones originate in pegmatites. This aquamarine is perched on an exceptionally well-formed microcline crystal.
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