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Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan

 
Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 55116
Mineral:Spodumene var. Kunzite
Locality:Mawi Pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Description:Two parallel interconnected kunzite crystals, the pink gem variety of the mineral species spodumene, with pale pink color at the termination and a zone in the upper third, elsewhere the color is pale yellow. Ex. Dr. N. Luppescu, originally acquired in 2002 from Kristalle
Overall Size:9x2.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:90-85 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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