
Kashmir King Pocket, Goyungo, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Auction Closed
July 26, 08:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Quartz with Calcite and Spessartine on Matrix
Kashmir King Pocket, Goyungo, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
18.4 x 22.2 x 17.8 cm (7¼ x 8¾ x 7 in). With custom acrylic base.
Two uncommonly large twinned quartz crystals on albite feldspar matrix, shading from milky at the base to smoky in the middle to clear at the termination points. A small but richly colored spessartine crystal is hidden on the reverse. A particularly fine and rare specimen, given the difficulty of preserving such large crystals when removing them from the pegmatite wall.