Anatase ("Alpine-type")

Item Description

These new Anatase specimens are some of the finest quality "Alpine-type" Anatase in the world. Reminiscent of the finest TRUE ALPINE Anatase specimens from the Alps or even the top quality "Alpine-type" specimens from Norway, these crystals are just as sharp, lustrous and perfect! If these new specimens from Pakistan were found in Italy, Switzerland or Norway, they would be worth thousands! of dollars a piece to knowledgeable collectors (if you could even get a European collector to part with one). That's how good they are. This particular specimen hosts a PERFECT, razor-sharp, lustrous, doubly-terminated, deep inky blue color Anatase crystal measuring 9 mm, and associated with gem quality Quartz crystals and lustrous, sharp, somewhat gemmy Albite crystals (some are twinned) on matrix. I photographed the little Albites under the microscope to show what great quality they are. A great crystal on a wonderfully contrasting matrix, and a good miniature specimen. Valued at $500.