Quartz

specimen number:
1605117

location:
Tole, Wanna, Lower South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

description:
Attractive cluster of glassy gemmy faden quartz crystals. In great condition all around.

Tole, located near Wana in the Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, has emerged in recent years as an important source for exceptional mineral specimens driven by artisanal mining and local exploration in remote mountainous terrain. Geologically, the area sits within the complex tectonic belt of the northwestern Himalayas, where intense regional pressures and hydrothermal activity create alpine-type fissures and clefts within metamorphic and sedimentary host rocks. Mineralogically, Tole is celebrated for producing magnificent specimens of faden quartz, a unique variety characterized by tabular crystal habits and a distinct, opaque white thread-like inclusion running through the interior. This central line acts as a geological record of crystal healing, marking ancient fractures that were repeatedly pulled apart and sealed by silica-rich hydrothermal fluids under active tectonic stress.

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