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Multiple photos availableRichterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Exceptional richterite crystal, specimen size 3.5 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm.
See second image.
 © Christian BrackePhoto ID: 161069    View Count: 140

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Translucent crystal of 4.9 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm.
 © Christian BrackePhoto ID: 161851    View Count: 105

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

1.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm. Richterite is a rare amphibole group silicate, very rarely seen in sharp, gemmy crystals. This is a superb, sharply terminated and very gemmy yellow crystal from the small find of 4 or 5 years ago. Ex. Irv Brown Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 182967    View Count: 96

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Richterite crystals up to 1.7 cm length.
Specimen size 7.2 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm.
Christian Bracke Collection.
 © Christian BrackePhoto ID: 184132    View Count: 88

Multiple photos availableRichterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Richterite crystals up to 5 cm length.
See second image.
Christian Bracke Collection.
 © Christian BrackePhoto ID: 202632    View Count: 58

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

A gemmy 2.1 by 1.0 cms crystal. JSS specimen and photo.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 229749    View Count: 27

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Doubly terminated richterite crystal of pale yellow color. Analytically verified to be richterite. Quite impressive crystal size for this mineral type. Specimen / crystal size: 5,3 x 3,4 x 1,4 cm (2,1" x 1,3" x 0,55").
 © Dr. Jens SchadebrodtPhoto ID: 208500    View Count: 99

Multiple photos availableRichterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Kiran, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

25 x 25 x 10 mm. Gemmy crystal, well terminated.
 © Joseph A. Freilich, LLCPhoto ID: 170161    View Count: 152

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Canada

Ending crystal of Richterit
Size: 5 x 1,8 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 90565    View Count: 169

Richterite : Na[CaNa][Mg5][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 10 mm. Collection Christof Schäfer. Photo Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 102085    View Count: 198
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