Aquamarine -Blue (bright)

Rectangle (Unnamed design)(JJG); 2.58 cts; 7.33 x 8.94 mm

$354.00

Type: Aquamarine

Origin: Afghanistan

Weight: 2.58

Color:  Blue

Cut: Rectangle (Unnamed design)(JJG)

Clarity: VVS  

Size:  7.33 x 8.94 mm

Treatments: No Known Treatment

Genealogy Broker went to miners "to buy in the hills".

Hardness: 9

Source: Pakistan Broker

Comments: The rough Weight of the crystal fragment was 6.15 cts which cut a 2.58 cts stone.  Or 5428% of the original weight was retained.  The retention rate is high when cutting hexagonal-shaped crystals perpendicular to the c-axis.