Description
This anatase is from the Kharan District in Balouchistan, Pakistan. This area contains pegmatites and alpine type deposits that are worked by the local residents for specimen recovery. There are 19 different minerals found there including the thee types of titanium oxide; anatase, brookite and rutile.This specimen consists of a bed of druse quartz crystals containing a pair of large anatase crystals. The crystals are quite large (for the species). The larger crystal on this piece is 9 mm long. This piece measures 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches or 88 x 38 x 28 mm.
