Zircon in Marble (uncommon locale) Trimingham Coll.

Bulbin, Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 12/01/2013 6:15:00 am (CST)
End Time: 12/05/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Two, sharp, tetragonal, zircon crystals to 1.7 cm with adamantine luster are nicely set in the marble matrix w/ pyroxene/amphiboles on the showy and excellent piece from a very uncommon Pakistan locale. The crystals are reddish-brown. The larger crystal has gorgeous, gemmy, reddish-orange sections. Partial golden fluorescence for the zircon and pink fluorescence for the marble. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection.

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