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Quartz, Actinolite, Albite


Quartz : SiO2, Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

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Locality: Alchuri (Alchori; Aschudi), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Two colorless, actinolite-included quartz crystals, 3 and 4,5 cm long in a "V" on the front of a plate of blocky white albite crystals. Surrounding the quartz crystals are patches of fibrous green actinolite. 10x7x4 cm overall.

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