garnet var. Hessonite, Quartz, Albite - Shigar Tal, Skardu, Pakistan
ex Herb Oboda collection
ex Robert Scheck collection
 
Aesthetic late 1980's historical specimen with highly lustrous spessartine on quartz and albite. The 15 mm large crystal is lustrous  and of the best intense colour.
Hessonites of this color and size are rare and almost exclusively found in old collections. Wonderful collector's item with a beautiful build up from the Shigar Valley in Pakistan.