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Forsterite var. Peridot with Ludwigite inclusions from Suppat, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan

 
Forsterite var. Peridot with Ludwigite inclusions from Suppat, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 40661
Mineral:Forsterite var. Peridot with Ludwigite inclusions
Locality:Suppat, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan
Description:Elongated transparent green peridot crystals (the gem variety of the mineral Forsterite) with well defined crystal shape in spite of the rounded crystal edges due to alluvial wear. Note the dark needle-like inclusions of ludwigite.
Overall Size:45x20x13 mm
Crystals:10-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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