Topaz and Smoky Quartz on Albite from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73483
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| Mineral: | Topaz and Smoky Quartz on Albite
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| Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Lustrous 16 mm wedge-shaped transparent sherry-colored topaz crystal on translucent white albite crystals to 8 mm with lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals to 40 mm with two parallel terminations and matte (etched) prism faces. Collected ca. 1992. Ex. Breck Kent collection |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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