Orthoclase - Shigar Valley, Pakistan - 40,0 x 25,0 x 23,0 cm

Mineral: Orthoclase
Locality: Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 40,0 x 25,0 x 23,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 17,0 cm Two large, very sharp, lustrous white orthoclase crystals on a massive orthoclase base covered in thick tablets of mica, small black schorl crystals and a few very light pink apatite crystals. The orthoclase crystals are Baveno law twins. MIM number 1518 Photographer : FMI / James Elliott