Titanite with Adularia

Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature, 4.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 06/09/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/16/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Arondu is one of the lesser known Titanite localities in Pakistan, but this area has produced some top quality crystals of the species, especially some killer twins. These are "Alpine-type" Titanite crystals, and the would be worth a great deal to any Alpine collector if there were found in Austria, Italy or Switzerland. This specimen features a sharp, lustrous, gemmy/translucent, beautiful green color, narrow tabular bladed crystal of Titanite measuring 2.3 cm with Adularia matrix. An attractive miniature and very showy compared to most we've seen from this locality. These pieces are some of the most difficult to obtain from Pakistan, especially these days.

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