Nosean, Sodalite, Nepheline, Lazurite, Pyrite, Calcite
Unnamed Nepheline occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Blue Nosean in clear Sodalite on Nepheline with lazurite, pyrite, and calcite; specimen 7 cm tall. See https://www.mindat.org/photo-252265.html This is one of the first mined specimens from this occurrence in 2007 or 2008 at Ladjuar Madan, Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. R.W.M. Woodside collection; Mark Mauthner photo.
© Mark Mauthner