Quartz with Chlorite Inclusions on Axinite - image 1
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Quartz with Chlorite Inclusions on Axinite
Mint green and a deep purple-brown create an earth-tones contrast in this superlative alpine specimen, coming from the mountains of the Shigar Valley. These high-altitude minerals are difficult to excavate, but entirely worth it: The central Quartz crystal is extremely transparent, save for the Chlorite inclusions, and has an unusually wide shape, not to mention doubly-terminated. Around this focal crystal are dozens of fabulous Axinite blades, all in excellent shape and very lustrous. These crystals all have a unique lilac-tinted brown color, which indicates that this is likely the Fe-rich variety of Axinite.
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SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 21.0 x 11.0 cm
Locality
Alchuri alpine-type clefts, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Added on06/14/2025
Known provenance
2025/03
Unknown Owner
$12,500.00
Unknown dateNot disclosed
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