DESCRIPTION: | No. 72270
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Mineral: | Topaz on Albite
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Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Description: | Two parallel transparent sherry-colored topaz crystals to 30 mm on platy white albite, variety cleavelandite crystals to 5 mm. The topaz crystals are square prisms with flat basal pinacoid terminations modified by secondary corner and edge faces. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection; ex. Lloyd Tate collection. |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
Buy similar: | Minerals from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan > Gem Minerals |