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Spodumene var. Kunzite from Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 76969
Mineral:	Spodumene var. Kunzite
Locality:	Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Description:	Lustrous transparent pink-purple kunzite, the pink gem variety of the mineral spodumene, fully crystallized on all surfaces with minor brown pocket clay included in small crevices. The kunzite has many complex parallel faces that reflect simultaneously. Fluoresces violet under SW UV and fluoresces orange under LW UV illumination. Weight: 13.5 grams. Originally acquired in 1992 from R. Rosenblatt
Overall Size:	27x18x17 mm
Crystals:	27 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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