Diopside (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 10/05/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/12/2017 6:49:48 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A wonderful "Alpine Type" specimen consisting of sharp, lustrous, GEM/gemmy, greenish-blue prismatic Diopside crystals on massive Diopside matrix. Formerly in the collection of Richard A. Kosnar (the namesake for Kosnarite), and this specimen came to him about 15 years ago. I personally have not seen many of them on the market in quite some time. A good overall specimen from one of the premier "cleft" localities in Pakistan. The largest Diopside crystal measures 8 mm long, and the piece is in good shape overall, despite a few contacted crystals. A showy and three-dimensional piece of this classic and rarely seen material from Pakistan.

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