Titanite with Orthoclase Var. "ADULARIA" - Tormiq Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Titanite with Orthoclase Var. "ADULARIA"

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Beautiful well-formed and twinned bladed crystals of lustrous light lime to avocado green Titanite measuring to 2.5 cm on a small matrix from the Tormiq Valley in the Skardu District of Pakistan. The Titanite has an opaque core yet graduates to translucent faces with a bright and attractive glassy lustre. The crystal faces differ in that some are mirror-like and smooth while some display district V-shaped chevroned growth patterns. A great small miniature Titanite from Pakistan.

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SpeciesTitanite

SizeMiniature

Dimensions2.5 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm

Added on10/24/2024

LocalityPakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tormiq Valley

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Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Crystal Classics	Not disclosed

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