Apatite, Quartz, Schorl, Muscovite & Albite

Item Description

An aesthetic combination specimen from recent Pakistan finds. This complete all-around, striking piece is highlighted by the 2.6 cm, blocky, textbook, pastel-pink, apatite crystal. The crystal is lustrous and translucent. The prominent, pointing upward, glassy, transparent, quartz crystals, with some faces weirdly etched faces, reach 3.9 cm. Lustrous, jet-black schorls, a very nifty, thick, pearlescent to black muscovite "book" and starkly contrasting, sharp albite crystals round out this most excellent combo piece. The apatite has trivial edgewear. The large quartz is pristine, while the two, smaller, side-by-side quartzs have very trivial termination wear. The albites are pristine and there is some periphery wear on some of the schorl crystals. All in all, this is a very fine combination specimen, minimally impacted by the bruising. Eminently viewable from all sides. Valued at $750-950