Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan We waited a while before offering Afghanites on our web site. Ones we have seen before were either two expensive, not very esthetic, or a pale color. Finally we were able to locate the examples we were looking for: very esthetic, aerial crystals, intensely colored, perfect, and not too highly priced. A definitive sample, with a large main crystal ...
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan 6.5x4x4 cm. A large 3cm+ afganite crystal on matrix with 5 other smaller crystals
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan Afghanite on Calcite (2001). Main crystal size: 2.5 x 1.1 cm. Specimen size: 4.1 x 2.3 x 2.5 cm.
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan We waited a while before offering Afghanites on our web site. Ones we have seen before were either two expensive, not very esthetic, or a pale color. Finally we were able to locate the examples we were looking for: very esthetic, aerial crystals, intensely colored, perfect, and not too highly priced. A definitive sample, with the main crystal well ...
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan Size of the crystal: 8 x 5 x 5 mm Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan A 1,5 cm transluscent crystal of Afghanite on matrix from Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan A very sharp, unusually translucent afghanite crystal! This gem is perched on nice contrasting matrix of calcite! 3.5 x 2 x 1 cm
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O, Marble
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan Named for its host country, and rare in discrete crystals elsewhere, afghanite at Sar e Sang, reaches its zenith for the species. A 2.5 cm tall, rich blue, translucent, lustrous, afghanite crystal is nicely perched on white marble. It is still a rare member of the feldspathoid group of minerals. THE COLOR IS TOPS on this one, and with a rare ...
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan 47 x 37 x 32 mm specimen of dark blue afghanite crystals on marble matrix. Largest afghanite crystal is 12 mm. RFC M1919.
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Afghanite : (Na,Ca,K)₈[(Cl₂,SO₄,CO₃)₃\|Al₆Si₆O₂₄] · 0.5H₂O
	Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan Afghanite Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 5.65x 2.7x 2.5 cm An exceptionally sharp and translucent afghanite crystal on a marble matrix. The largest crystal has a little ding on the top, but it has to be searched for to be seen. Either way, it has exceptional sharpness and geminess, and finding a cluster of crystals is unusual.
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