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Epidote, Apatite, Actinolite var. Byssolite from Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Epidote, Apatite, Actinolite var. Byssolite from Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Epidote, Apatite, Actinolite var. Byssolite from Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 23072
Mineral:Epidote, Apatite, Actinolite var. Byssolite
Locality:Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Rich mixture of several minerals: lustrous crystals of translucent, green epidote up to 13 mm long intergrown with fibrous, blue actinolite crystals (var. byssolite). Overgrown on one end are translucent crystals of colorless apatite up to 10 mm.
Overall Size:8x4x3 cm
Crystals:2-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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