K2 JASPER NAVY BLUE AZURITE IN GRANITE SPHERE 52 MM 193 G

"K2 Granite," also known as "K2 Jasper" and "raindrop azurite," is an extremely interesting rock and lapidary material from the Skardu area of northern Pakistan. It is like an eye magnet for anyone who sees it for the first time. It is a bright white granite that contains sharply contrasting orbs of bright blue azurite. The azurite orbs range from a few millimeters up to about two centimeters in diameter. On a broken surface or on the surface of a slab, the blue orbs look like drops of bright blue ink that splashed onto the rock. Upon closer examination, however, you will see that they are actually spherical in shape.

Although K2 Jasper is the most commonly used name for marketing this material, it is definitely not jasper. If you examine the rock with a magnifying glass, you will see cleavage faces of feldspar minerals and black flakes of biotite.

For your consideration is this pretty Azurite in Granite sphere from Pakistan. In it Azurite comes in dark blue shade or rather navy blue. There are a few inclusions of Pyrite on the sphere's surface as well. 

The sphere measures 52 mm in diameter, and weighs 193 g.

Pictures are taken outdoor in sunlight.

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