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Afghanite

Afghanite

sold
Locality
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Minerals
Afghanite
Dimensions
4 x 3 x 3 cm
Size class
Miniature
Provenance
Mike Keim
SID
A890

Highly translucent 1.8cm crystal in matrix, in fact I would call it gemmy. Most Afghanites don't excite me as they can be whitish blue, opaque, and crudely formed, but not this one. A well formed crystal, sharper than most, that begs to be trimmed into a superb thumbnail specimen.