Description

Remarkable green prismatic crystal of herderite on white albite.

Green herderite from Pakistan is exceedingly rare: it has since become an instant classic.

Herderite is a phosphate of calcium, beryllium and fluorine. It is found in granitic pegmatites.

Here is a video of this remarkable herderite crystal from Dassu, Shigar, Pakistan:

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