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Brookite with Quartz

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Morphologically quite different to most other world Brookite occurrences, the sharp, bladed, rectangular-shaped crystals also reach a size barely imaginable at the old-world classic European sites. Discovered in the early 2000s the Brookite crystals in the Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan are truly exceptional, but very few survive extraction and transport and the supply has disappeared in recent years. At 3.8 cm tall, this dramatic stepped orange-brown crystal rises spectacularly from a miniature-sized piece of crystallized Quartz var. Rock Crystal matrix from Zard Mountain in the Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District. Bigger Brookite crystals have been found, but virtually all are damaged, or lack an aesthetic appeal. The dramatics of this specimen should not be underestimated.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.1 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Added on07/08/2026
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$4,500.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Brookite
Mineral guide
Learn about Brookite
, a rare TiO2 polymorph, forms sharp wedge-like crystals with adamantine luster and brown-to-amber colors; localities include Pakistan and Magnet Cove.
Brookite
Regional guide
Brookite from Ras Koh Mountains
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Locality guide
Ras Koh Mountains
Ras Koh Mountains, Pakistan - remote locality famed for brookite from Zard Mountain and Maldin Koh epidote, prized for sharp crystals and magnetic inclusions.