Rutile & Quartz – Alchuri, Pakistan

Alchuri, an alpine-type metamorphic-type deposit area, is well known for its fine quality minerals. Here is a very interesting combination of reddish and partially gemmy rutile crystals lying on a big fully recrystallized quartz. Some siderite is also visible.

• Locality : Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
• Size : 125 mm x 95 mm x 52 mm