Axinite Crystal Cluster with Epidote, Chrysotile and Chlorite Included Quartz from Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Axinite crystal cluster with areas of epidote, chrysotile and chlorite included quartz.
Size: 120 x 80 x 55 mm. 560 grams
Location: Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Axinite is a group of minerals that belong to the sorosilicate class. They have a complex chemical composition that includes calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, titanium and boron. Axinite crystals are typically brown, violet or blue in color and have a vitreous luster. They form in metamorphic rocks that have undergone high-pressure and low-temperature conditions. Axinite is valued by collectors for its distinctive wedge-shaped crystals and pleochroic colors.
Axinite crystal cluster with areas of epidote, chrysotile and chlorite included quartz.
Size: 120 x 80 x 55 mm. 560 grams
Location: Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Axinite is a group of minerals that belong to the sorosilicate class. They have a complex chemical composition that includes calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, titanium and boron. Axinite crystals are typically brown, violet or blue in color and have a vitreous luster. They form in metamorphic rocks that have undergone high-pressure and low-temperature conditions. Axinite is valued by collectors for its distinctive wedge-shaped crystals and pleochroic colors.
Axinite crystal cluster with areas of epidote, chrysotile and chlorite included quartz.
Size: 120 x 80 x 55 mm. 560 grams
Location: Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Axinite is a group of minerals that belong to the sorosilicate class. They have a complex chemical composition that includes calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, titanium and boron. Axinite crystals are typically brown, violet or blue in color and have a vitreous luster. They form in metamorphic rocks that have undergone high-pressure and low-temperature conditions. Axinite is valued by collectors for its distinctive wedge-shaped crystals and pleochroic colors.
Axinite crystal cluster with areas of epidote, chrysotile and chlorite included quartz.
Size: 120 x 80 x 55 mm. 560 gramsLocation: Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
