Mineral: Spessartite with Quartz and Schorl
Locality: Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 9,0 x 6,0 x 6,0 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 5,5 cm
Perfect dark red crystal without the cracks that one generally finds in crystals from this mine; developed on crystals of double terminated quartz, small crystals of schorl
MIM number 822
Photographer: James Elliott (FMI)
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