Spodumene

     
Kunzite with feldspar
  
  
Kunzite
     
Spodumene with quartz
        
Kunzite
  
Kunzite twin
Origin: Pech, Kunar Province, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 13.9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 14.2 x 10.3 x 5.4 cm (3rd/4th row), 16.6 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm (5th/6th row), 34.1 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm (7th row), 16 x 6 x 4.4 cm (8th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Variety kunzite
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Willard Perkin collection
Sample size: 10 x 4 x 36 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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