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Spodumene var. Kunzite from (Nuristan Province), Afghanistan

 
Spodumene var. Kunzite from (Nuristan Province), Afghanistan

Spodumene var. Kunzite from (Nuristan Province), Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 58926
Mineral:Spodumene var. Kunzite
Locality:(Nuristan Province), Afghanistan
Description:Part of a transparent kunzite crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral species spodumene, with striated prism faces and complex terminations. The rear and sides were sawn flat, possibly by gem cutters extracting the cuttable sections. Ex. B. Gaber collection #923; ex. Richard V. Gaines (1917-1999), co-author of Dana's Mineralogy 8th ed.
Overall Size:4x2x1 cm
Crystals:
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