Afghanite

  
Origin: Pitigliano quarry, Grosseto Prov., Tuscany, Italy
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm, crystal 1 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: near Sar-E-Sang, Kokscha Valley, Afghanistan
Sample size: 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Mine #1, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Asia
Sample size: 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
 
  
 
        
Origin: Kokcha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 5.3 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm (bottom)
 
     
 
  
 
  
 
     
 
  
 
  
Origin: Lapis-lazuli mine, Kokcha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top), 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm (2nd/3rd row), 4.7 x 4 x 3 cm (4th/5th row), 3.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm (6th row), 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm (7th/8th row), 5.7 x 4 x 3 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Origin: Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo, Latium, Italy
Sample size: micromount
 
Origin: Malbobystrinskoe, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
Sample size: ca. 3.5 x 5.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Origin: Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.3 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
 
  
Origin: Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 7.6 x 6.2 x 5.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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