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Spodumene (flawless gem-grade crystal) from Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 77281
Mineral:	Spodumene (flawless gem-grade crystal)
Locality:	Darra-i-Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Description:	Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent pale-yellow spodumene crystal fully crystallized on faces with no attachment point - a floater. The spodumene crystal has striated prism faces, with complex terminations composed of many parallel crystal faces. Collected ca. 2010. Fluoresces orange under LW UV illumination
Overall Size:	5.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:	55 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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