Orange Hessonite Garnets on Matrix Pakistan minerals The magnetite crystals are present

The magnetite crystals are present throughout the body of the piece and show up as tiny black crystals under a microscope

Analysis of the tourmaline crystals showed them to be a mixture of dravite and uvite (Blue Dravite-Uvite Tourmaline from Koksha Valley

This line is formed when the crystal breaks and heals itself due to tectonic movements

Laser quartz cluster with hematite inclusions

Orange Hessonite Garnets on Matrix Pakistan minerals The magnetite crystals are presentLustrous orange garnet crystals on matrix. This piece has orange garnets on a mother rock. It is from Afghanistan. In this region, much of the mining is done in thousands of small hand worked digs. 98 x 90 x 65 mm 630 grams