Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Arondu is one of the lesser known Titanite localities in Pakistan, but this area has produced some top quality crystals of the species, especially some killer twins. These are "Alpine-type" Titanite crystals, and the would be worth a great deal to any Alpine collector if there were found in Austria, Italy or Switzerland. This specimen features a few sharp, thin/narrow twinned crystals of Titanite measuring up to 1.7 cm sitting on matrix. The color is actually green, but they are coated with micro Clinochlore. Good condition overall. These pieces are some of the most difficult to obtain from Pakistan, especially these days. Overall size is 4.5x4x1.3 cm. Weight is 35 gr.

Tormiq Valley , Skardu , Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan  - Very nice cluster of titanite and adularia crystals with chlorite coating. The titanite crystal is biterminated and 2.5 cm long with various adularia crystals, most of them biterminated up to 1.2 cm in size. Overall size is 3.9x2x1 cm

Shengus, Rondu, Baltistan, Pakistan - On one of the faces of a large orthoclase there are a number of well shaped and perfectly terminated topaz crystals ! All are waterclear and are up to 1-1.3 cm in size ! I count more than 2 dozen crystals ! 3 faces of the orthoclase are well evident. Overall size is 7x5.4x4 cm

Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - A nice topaz of 1 cm in size  shows on a face of a large terminated quartz crystal. Overall size is 5x3x2 cm

Gilgit, Pakistan - Esthetic specimen hosting 3 terminated tourmalines up to the size of 5 cm ! all of them show a green termination and are biterminated. The termination of one of them can be seen through the waterclear color of a quartz crystal. There are alsoquartz, lepidolite/clevelandite books and hesagonal apatite crystals ! nice specimen of 5.5x3x2.5 cm.

Saraqny near Per'm,  Central Ural Mountains,  Russia  - Dark pine green crystals of uvarovite to 2+ mm across size are set on schist. Uvarovite is the chromium variety of garnet. Chromium is responsible for the green color. No damage ! Overall size is 6.4x4.6x2.4 cm

Saranovskii Mine, Gorozavodskii, Urals Region, Russian Federation - A very nice and valuable specimen with a lot of 1-2 mm bright green uvarovite crystals. A well known classic from Russia. Overall size 4x3x1 cm

Yao Ganxian mine, Chen Zxou,  Hnan Prov., China - Large terminated and partly included ferberite crystal of 4.5 cm in size. The ferberite is on a cluster of quartz crystals whose size is up to 5 cm. Overall size is 6.5x5x3 cm

Harcho, Astore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Bright red zircon crystals on matrix ! The zircon is perfectly terminated and 1 cm wide ! Bright red color with some transparency. Overall size is 4.2x2.6x1.5 cm. Weight is 20 gr.