Mineral: Albite with Quartz and Chlorite (Group)
Locality: Ganadao (Gandao Hill), Mohmand District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 4.5 cm / main crystal: 5.1 cm
Description: Mass: 97 g
MIM number: 1553
Probable year of extraction : 2013
Shiny twinned transparent crystals showing a pale lavender color, perched on a white matrix with spots of a black-green mineral (likely chlorite).
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Publication: "Lapis: Oct 2016"
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