Mineral: Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Locality: Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Dimensions: 7,5 x 6,0 x 4,0 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 2,1 cm
Perfect hexagonal prism, honey-colored with hair-like inclusions (most likely astrophyllite)
MIM number 872
Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)
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