Afghanite 1.34 ct.
Afghanite 1.34 ct.
Afghanite
Takes is name from the location: Afghanistan. Is a feldspathoid with hardness of 5 -5.5 and formula: (Na,Ca,K8,)[(Cl,SO4,CO3,)3Al6,Si6,O24] . 05H2O
Afghanite is a hydrous sodium, calcium, potassium, sulphate, chloride, carbonate alumino-silicate mineral. Occur with sodalite group and in veinlets in azurite crystals from Afghanistan. May be fluorescent in orange, yellow and blue-purple under ultraviolet light. Rare to be found in facet stone. For collectors! From Badakhshan province, Afghanistan
Size:7.5x7.5x5 mm.
Weight: 1.34 ct.
CODE#11405