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Eosphorite With Topaz Tourmaline & Mica

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Description
Locality: 
Yuno, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 9.3 × 4 cm
Description

A very superb and choice specimen for macro mineral collectors, featuring countless well-doubly terminated orange eosphorite crystals scattered across a sparkling mica matrix, accompanied by numerous fine tourmaline crystals. Nestled within the piece are lustrous, perfectly terminated topaz crystals, clearly visible through the matrix. Also present are white mineral aggregates, most likely zeolites, intergrown with mica throughout the specimen.

This is a highly detailed and captivating piece, with intricate micro-crystals of eosphorite that are very difficult to capture in photographs but much more impressive in person. An old-time specimen, acquired directly from the locality during the seller’s personal trip, now offered from his private collection. A truly high-quality and aesthetic example.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eosphorite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White

Tourmaline

Formula: 

A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

Mica

Group Parent: 
Mica Group

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