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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Dom Pedro Aquamarine

Donald E. Hurlbert
Specimen Catalog Number Locality Weight
Dom Pedro Aquamarine NMNH G10690 Brazil, Minas Gerais 10363.00 ct
Gift of Ms. Jane Mitchell and Jeffrey S. Bland in 2011. and made by Bernd Munsteiner.

The Dom Pedro Aquamarine was cut from an enormous aquamarine found in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. The lozenge-shaped cuts in the back of the obelisk reflect light such that the crystal seems to glow from within.

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