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Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan - Nice faden quartz cluster with quartz crystals up to 2 cm in size ! There are a lot of quartz here ! What makes this rock interesting is the combination with some rutile crystals included in the quartzes and a nice terminated brookite crystal of 0.5 cm ! showy faden of 5.5x4x2 cm in size
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Quite large aquamarine with a light blue color is located among large muscovite blades ! The muscovites are up to 4 cm on the edge. The bryl is 2.3x1.5 cm in size. Nice 8x4x3.7 cm specimen
Niaslo, Basha Valley, Skardu District, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice specimen with several pinkish grey apatite crystals on hematite matrix. The crystals are up to 1.3 cm. Overall size is 4.3 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm.
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - There is a cluster of several beryls here ! There are almost 2 dozens crystals from 0.5 to 1.8 cm in size. The cluster stands nicely. Nice rock of 6x3x2.5 cm
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Yellowish kunzite crystal of 3x2x1.5 cm in size
Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - On a cluster of muscovite crystals there are 3 waterclear beryls and 2 of them are biterminated. The one more evident is 1.5 cm long while the orhe is passing through the muscovites and is 2 cm long. The third is a partial crystal grown on the face of the first beryl. Nice specimen ! overall size is 3x2.5x1.8 cm
Pune, Maharashtra, India -Cluster of bright green apophyllites up to 1.5 cm in size. The crystals are all terminated and the cluster is 2.5x2 cm large ! Nice rock of 5x4.5x3 cm
Chamachu, Baltistan, Pakistan - A single crystal of indicolite of 1.9 cm in size emerges from a surround of cleavelandite and presses up against a large book of mica. The indicolite is a deep blue colour with lighter blue colour at the end. The termination is not clean rather a stunted mottled finish. Undamaged. Overall size is 4.3x3x2 cm
Pune, Maharashtra, India - Bright blue pentagonite cluster of 1.5x1.2 cm wide ! Lot of crystals up to 0.4 cm. The matrix of the specimen is completely covered by tiny heulandite crystals. Overall size is 5x4.5x3 cm
Huanggang Mine, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China - Large terminated genthelvite crystal of 1.5 cm on the edge with minor magnetite and calcite