Mineral: Topaz with Quartz, Albite and Epidote
Locality: Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 7 cm / main crystal: 8.9 cm.

Description: Bia Sapa mine, Shigar valley, Skardu, Pakistan Mass: 581 g MIM number:2200 Stout, perfectly formed, completely transparent, with a beautiful dark amber color topaz crystal on a matrix of quartz and albite. The faces of the topaz are very shiny, and the top and one side face are lined with black epidote microcrystals. Photographer: FMI / James Elliot

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