QUARTZ
Explore high-grade natural quartz mineral specimens from Pakistan and Afghanistan, including glass-clear faden quartz, deep smoky quartz scepters, gwindels, and fluid-filled petroleum diamond quartz from Balochistan.
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Pakistani Pegmatite & Alpine Fissure Quartz
From the high Karakoram peaks to the sedimentary ridges of Balochistan, Pakistan yields some of the most morphologically diverse quartz crystals in the world. Collectors value these specimens for unusual crystal habits, pristine natural luster, and untouched mineral matrix associations.
Renowned Quartz Varieties in Our Collection:
- Petroleum Quartz (Balochistan): Naturally double-terminated diamond quartz crystals containing vibrant golden petroleum inclusions that fluoresce intensely bright blue under longwave UV light.
- Faden Quartz (Zhob & Waziristan): Distinctive alpine cleft crystals displaying an internal white healing thread (faden) showing repeated tectonic fissure growth.
- Smoky Quartz & Gwindels (Skardu): Deep cognac-to-black smoky quartz columns formed in high-altitude pegmatite pockets, often associated with aquamarine and cleavelandite.
Authenticity Assured
All quartz specimens in our gallery are naturally formed and unpolished, preserving authentic growth striations and undamaged geometric crystal terminations.