MUSEUM SIZED MICROCLINE single crystal - Height: 16.5 cm - Width: 12.6 cm- 2280 g - (1)

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A museum-sized single microcline crystal from Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, measuring 16.5 × 12.6 × 12.5 cm and weighing 2.28 kg, with razor-sharp edges, mirror luster and translucency that glows porcelain-like in sunlight.

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A very large porcelain-like microcline crystal out of one of the thousands of different pegmatitic dikes found in Pakistan. The piece itself features a single microcline crystal with razor-sharp edges, flat facets, mirror luster and a certain level of translucency that makes it glow like porcelain under the sunlight.

A very large porcelain-like microcline crystal out of one of the thousands of different pegmatitic dikes found in Pakistan. The piece itself features a single microcline crystal with razor-sharp edges, flat facets, mirror luster and a certain level of translucency that makes it glow like porcelain under the sunlight.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
MUSEUM SIZED MICROCLINE
Mineral form
single crystal
Supplement
no
Weight
2280 g
Origin (region/city)
Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan
Country of origin
Pakistan
Height
16.5 cm
Width
12.6 cm
Depth
12.5 cm
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Objects sold
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