Beryl (var. aquamarine) (NMNH G11636) | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Greg Polley

This Art Deco platinum ring featuring an intense blue square-cut aquamarine was once in the collection of Annie Cullinan. She was the wife of Thomas Cullinan, owner of the Premier Mine in South Africa, now named the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous Cullinan Diamond was found in 1905.

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Taxon:: Beryl (var. aquamarine) - Primary; Platinum - Associated

Record Last Modified:: 17 Sep 2024
Site Number:: Unknown
Specimen Count:: 1

Other Numbers:: IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB0080JL
USNM Number:: NMNH G11636-00

Jewelery Type:: Ring

See more items in:: Mineral Sciences; Gems; NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Record ID:: nmnhmineralsciences_14272087

GUID (Link to Original Record):: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3778dde-9900-4481-b2a8-67ee005524ae