Asian Minerals

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A003 Hambergite

Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Thumbnail:1.6 x 1.4 x 1 cm

US$460/€290

1.3 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm doubly terminated water-clear crystal of hambergite on albite. The specimen is associated with bi-colored tourmaline crystals.

A004 Hambergite

Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Thumbnail: 2.4 x 2.5 x 2 cm

US$280/€178

Terminated water-clear crystals of hambergite. The largest crystal measures 1.4 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm. The specimen is associated with albite, tourmaline and muscovite.

A005 Hambergite

Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Thumbnail: 1.6 x 1.8 x 1 cm

US$200/€135

1.6 x 1.1 x 1 cm terminated transparent to translucent crystal of hambergite associated with muscovite.

A006 Hambergite

Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Thumbnail: 2 x 2.2 x 1 cm

US$280/€178

Terminated transparent to translucent crystals of hambergite. The largest crystal is doubly terminated and measures 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm. The specimen is associated with albite and muscovite.

A057 Fluorite

Yuno, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Miniature: 3.3 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm

US$350/€220

1.8 cm across translucent green fluorite perched on a matrix.

A065 Fluorite

Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Miniature: 3.5 x 2.2 x 2 cm

US$600/€380

Octahedral etched pink crystals of fluorite associated with muscovite.

A066 Fluorite and Muscovite

Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas

Pakistan

Small Cabinet: 5 x 7.8 x 6.3 cm

US$5,300/€3,380

2.2 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm transparent pink crystal perched on muscovite cluster on a matrix. The crystal is slightly etched, and the form is dodecahedron and octahedron.

A026 Calcite with Stibnite and Chalcopyrite

Nandan, Guangxi province

China

Cabinet: 5.4 x 10.5 x 7.5 cm

US$500/€320

A cluster of transparent to translucent rhombohedral calcite crystals with "Mercedes-Benz emblem like" inclusions. It consists of stibnite and chalcopyrite.