Mineral: Topaz on Albite and with Fluorite and Mica
Locality: Yuno, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 15,0 x 15,0 x 10,0 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 6,0 cm
Two perfect, transparent, champagne-colored crystals -- one crystal is not as well formed-- the whole on a white albite matrix with some more coarsely formed green fluorites and corroded mica crystals
MIM number 788
Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)
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