Dom Pedro aquamarine explained
The Dom Pedro aquamarine is the world's largest cut aquamarine gem. It was cut from a crystal originally weighing approximately 60lb and measuring almost 2feet in length. The stone was mined in Pedra Azul, in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil around 1980, and named after the Brazilian emperors Pedro I and Pedro II. The blue-green gemstone was cut by Bernd Munsteiner into an obelisk form weighing 10,363 carats. The finished dimensions measure 14inches tall by 4inches wide. The jewel was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by Jane Mitchell and Jeffery Bland. It is housed in the National Museum of Natural History's Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology.[3] [4]
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Notes and References
- http://www.mindat.org/min-819.html Beryl mineral information and data
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Quartz Quartz page on Mineralien Atlas
- News: Vastag. Brian. The Dom Pedro aquamarine's long and winding path to the Smithsonian. https://web.archive.org/web/20121208000531/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-02/national/35584555_1_gem-aquamarine-hope-diamond. dead. 8 December 2012. 7 December 2012. The Washington Post. 2 December 2012.
- Web site: Magnificent Dom Pedro aquamarine to go on view in the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum. Smithsonian Science. Smithsonian Institution. 7 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705193815/http://smithsonianscience.org/2012/12/dom-pedro-aquamarine-to-go-on-view-at-the-smithsonians-natural-history-museum/. 5 July 2014. dead.
