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Weight54.9 g
0.0549 kg
1.94 oz
0.121 lb
274.5 carats⸻DimensionsLength: 49.50 mm⸻Converted Dimensions4.95 cm
1.95 in⸻LocalityHashupi, Pakistan⸻🌟 DescriptionThis piece comes from my personal collection, carefully kept as a natural mineral display specimen.This natural Himalayan quartz from Hashupi, Pakistan features a pale golden to warm champagne body with high transparency, complex natural growth structures, and striking optical effects across multiple crystal faces.One of the most distinctive features is a prominent diamond-shaped geometric growth facet developed on one major face. This rhombohedral, shield-like formation appears almost like a separate diamond-shaped crystal emerging from the main body. Its surface has an unusual satin-matte, lightly frosted texture while still remaining translucent. Depending on the viewing angle, it can shift from soft silvery white to transparent, reflective, and almost mirror-like.Several other faces also show strong silvery mirror-like reflections, creating a dramatic contrast with the clear golden body.The crystal also displays natural iridescent surface films across multiple faces. Under directional light, these areas can show subtle rainbow colors including blue, green, yellow, pink, and violet. Some faces produce stronger rainbow flashes, while others show a softer silvery iridescence.Across the crystal are dense Akashic-style growth lines, fine repeated linear structures that gradually develop into stronger barcode-like horizontal bands and circuit-board-like geometric patterns.The surface also shows pronounced stepped growth terraces, layered ridges, and mountain-like growth formations. These overlapping structures resemble compressed geological layers and natural fault lines, giving the specimen a strongly architectural appearance.Several deeper longitudinal growth channels and vertical grooves intersect the horizontal Akashic and barcode-like lines, creating a complex multi-directional growth pattern.The lower and reverse areas become more textured, with irregular secondary crystal faces and recrystallized growth zones. Small reflective microcrystal structures add another layer of natural detail and contrast with the smoother transparent faces.Inside the crystal are fine droplet-like micro-inclusions, tiny reflective points, subtle internal veils, and cloudy growth structures. These are especially visible under strong light or against a dark background, adding depth without reducing the overall transparency.The natural termination remains well defined and visually balanced, with the upper crystal faces preserving a strong geometric form.Overall, this specimen combines:• Pale golden-champagne color
• High transparency and glassy clarity
• Diamond-shaped rhombohedral growth facet
• Satin-matte yet translucent surface
• Silvery mirror-like reflections
• Multi-face natural iridescence
• Rainbow surface flashes
• Dense Akashic-style growth lines
• Barcode-like horizontal growth bands
• Circuit-board-like growth patterns
• Mountain-like stepped terraces
• Vertical grooves and longitudinal channels
• Secondary recrystallized growth
• Fine internal micro-inclusions
• Well-preserved natural terminationFrom different angles, the crystal changes dramatically from pale golden and transparent to silvery, frosted, mirror-like, and rainbow-iridescent, making it a distinctive and highly textured Hashupi Himalayan quartz specimen.
