Axinite from Shigar Fort, Northern Pakistan
Course irregular tubules form abundant inclusions in the Pakistan axinite. Photomicrograph by B. Clark, magnified 40x.
In a region more known for it’s aquamarine, topaz, garnet among others, one dealer was able to procure 3.5 kg of rough from the Shigar Fort deposit in Northern Pakistan. Two cabochons weighing 6.57 and 5.79 cts were polished from the material and examined by AGL.
To read about these two axinite stones from Pakistan published in The Journal of Gemmology, Volume 35, No 2, pp 96-97 — see below!
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