Memorial Day desk view… and this one absolutely steals the show

Memorial Day desk view… and this one absolutely steals the show.

A next level etched Medina Aquamarine from the legendary 2005 finds in Minas Gerais, Brazil — glowing with that unreal electric blue-green color only elite old-school Medina material seems to produce. The natural etching on this crystal is insane in hand… deep sculptural textures, razor sharp architecture, and liquid transparency that completely comes alive under the light.

Slowly rotating this one at my desk today and it almost doesn’t look real. Every angle throws new flashes through the crystal — icy aqua tones shifting through layered internal textures and natural growth features carved by nature over millions of years.

Pieces from the classic 2005 Medina finds have become seriously difficult to source at this level, especially specimens with this much presence, gemminess, and aggressive natural etching.

One of those aquamarines that reminds you exactly why Medina became legendary.