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Museum Monday: Diane’s Pocket

By Lili|September 18th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: aquamarine, black quartz crystals, Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Diane's Pocket, DMNS, Mount Antero, North America, red garnet, silvery mica, USA, white feldspar|1 Comment

This 37" x 25" pocket of over 100 aquamarine and other crystals is called Diane's Pocket and was discovered in 2004 near the summit of Mount Antero. It is the largest aquamarine find in North America, discovered by amateur Steve Brancato. It's on permanent display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

Museum Monday: Aquamarine Tiara

The Denver Art Museum had an exhibit called Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century which I was lucky enough to see in its last few days. There were many beautiful tiaras at the Cartier exhibit. While I loved the early tiaras for their ornate garland style, this beautiful aquamarine is also timeless. The Hesketh Aquamarine Tiara Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.