Mineral: Magnetite with Forsterite (variety peridot)
Locality: Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 6 cm / main crystal: 4.9 cm.

Description: Mass: 143 g MIM number: 1330 Perfect, black dodecahedral crystal with striated faces garnished on the edges with small translucent green peridots, the largest of which measures 2.3 cm. Photographer: Joe Budd; Publications: "extraLapis No. 24: Edle Steine vom Dach der Welt", "Extra Lapis #24: 2003", "Extra Lapis # 6: Pakistan", "Mineralogical Record, Nov-Dec 2020" Ex collection: Herbert Obodda (USA)

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