AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

 
Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble from Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 78898
Mineral:Sodalite var. Hackmanite in marble
Locality:Kiran, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Description:Translucent purple hackmanite crystals, the tenebrescent variety of sodalite, in white marble. The hackmanite crystals fade to pale lavender-gray in daylight; turns deep purple after exposure to UV illumination. The hackmanite fluoresces white under SW UV and orange under LW-UV.
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:6-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;