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4.45" Polished K2 Granite (Granite With Azurite) Sphere - Pakistan
This is a 4.45" wide, polished sphere made from K2 granite that contains orbs of azurite, collected from the Skardu area near northern Pakistan. Most of the dots of azurite are concentrated on one side of the sphere.
Comes with the pictured display stand.
Comes with the pictured display stand.
K2 granite, also known as "raindrop azurite" and "K2 Jasper", is a granite formation that accumulated small blue spherical formations of azurite. Occasionally, small specks of green malachite formations can also be found throughout the granite. This type of azurite granite forms near the base of the famous mountain known as K2, the second highest mountain on Earth located near the border between Pakistan and China.
SPECIES
Granite, Malachite & Azurite
LOCATION
Skardu area, Northern Pakistan
SIZE
4.45" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#123477