Elbaite on Quartz
stock #7.1-009
Chamachu, Haramoush Mts.
Baltistan, Northern Areas,
Pakistan
9.1 x 5 x 6 CM (cabinet)
price: $490
pre Tucson 2015 update
A big, clear to milky terminated Quartz crystal is the host for two color zoned Elbaite tourmalines that are both doubly terminated. The Elbaites are undamaged and each shows two different habits of termination. An early Skardu piece, this style just is not found anymore.
Unusual habit Aquamarine ex. John Marshall Collection. The main crystal is 3.4 CM across the termination face, with an etched cavity in the center that bells out inside the crystal. The there is also a 2.2 CM Hydroxyl-herderite crystal on the back side as a bonus. Good condition and a very nice "oddity" from this prolific region.
Epidote (gemmy, prismatic)
stock #A-17-233
Hachupa (Hashupi). Shigar Valley, Skardu District
Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan
6.4 x .8 x .7 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $160
A single sharp complete Epidote crystal that is nicely terminated, clear and glassy. Unlike many of the Pakistani Epidotes which are flattened in cross section, this is a pencil like prism that also shows color zoning from greenish brown to yellow. Very good condition and a nice, simple yet affordable gem crystal.
Beryl (Aquamarine) on Feldspar
stock #A7-160-(480)
Gilgit, Gilgit district
Northern Areas,
Pakistan
5 x 2.4 CM (miniature)
price: $145
Spring 2014
A nice, clear, sharp undamaged small specimen that won't break the bank! ex Larry White collection, the tip of the Beryl is glass clear and the main shaft has a milky internal zone. It still is possible to find an affordable specimen that is a perfect condition, esthetic miniature.
From the late 1990s vintage finds, a very distinctive, doubly terminated gem crystal perched on a crystal section of Microcline. The 3 CM long Herderite is in perfect condition and shows textbook form. Excellent esthetics and a slight color change from blueish to greenish in different light sources. A far better than average piece, and there has been nothing new on the market for several years.
Spessartine on Quartz
stock #A7-055-(623)
Waziristan Ophiolite, North Waziristan
FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
Pakistan
2.8 x 1.9 CM (thumbnail)
price: $125
Spring 2014
An especially bright, lustrous garnet sits on a small hill of quartz, tourmaline and feldspar. Bright red color with complex faces, this is an attractive and affordable gem crystal. The main garnet has some adhering quartz contacts but is otherwise in fine condition
Apatite- CaF exceptional royal purple
stock #AX-14B-099
Shigar, Skardu District, Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan
4.4 x 3.4 CM (miniature)
price: $4250
Spring 2014
From an amazing small find in late 2012, this apatite has the intense purple color usually only seen in the finest Pulsifer crystals. Aside from the intense color that can not be well captured in photos, the faces are glass like with gemmy areas. In fine condition especially for such a large prism. The intense color is confined to an outer zone, so looking down the termination it is possible to see inside to the crystals grey-green interior. Far far better in person!
Faden Quartz
stock #12.1-082
Waziristan Ophiolite, North Waziristan
FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
Pakistan
13.6 x 6.5 (cabinet)
price: $290
Spring 2013
Sharp Faden Quartz with large single crystal rising out of a "haystack" base of Quartz.Few specimens of this size are undamaged. This is in perfect condition and displays well from any side.
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