Mineral: Zircon with Orthoclase
Locality: Vishnevye Mountains (Vishnevogorsk), Chelyabinsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia
Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 12 cm / main crystal: 6.8 cm

Description: Mass: 597 g MIM number: 1572 Probable year of extraction : 1990 Two large sharp and intact crystals with complex shape and beige color, translucent around the edges, perched on a matrix made of small orthoclase crystals Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Ex collection: Herbert Obodda (USA), Joseph Freilich (USA), Keith Proctor (USA), Scott Rudolph (USA)

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