Mineral: Fluorite on Mica (Group)
Locality: Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 17 x 14 x 10 cm / main crystal: 10.4 cm

Description: Mass: 1650 g MIM number: 1359 Probable year of extraction : 2006 Twinned double octahedron on a mica matrix. The crystals are sharp and almost transparent, slightly green inside and pink on the surface. A a well-defined octahedron (4.1 cm) is also present on the matrix next to the larger crystals. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence; Publications: "Lapis: Jg. 32, Nr. 12, Dec. 2007", "extraLapis No. 35, Fluorite der Welt", "Lapis Jg. 38, Nr.11, Nov. 2013", "Le Règne Minéral # 114: Nov-Déc 2013", "extraLapis No. 53: Zwillinge", "Drawings of Mineral Masterpieces", "Lapis Jg. 44, Nr. 10, Oct 2019", "Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 95, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2020"

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