Mineral: Quartz (variety faden)
Locality: South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 9.5 cm

Description: Mass: 358 g MIM number: 1603 Two lustrous and transparent crystals of unusual shape, the largest being crossed through by a "thread". At the base of these crystals are a series of small flattened quartz crystals developed in the same way around a "thread". Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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