Spodumene

  
  
Kunzite
Origin: Mawi pegmatite, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.3 x 3.7 x 8.9 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Tamminen Pegmatite, Oxford Co., Maine, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 6 cm
 
Origin: Richtersveld, Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa
Sample size: 4 x 5 cm
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
  
Kunzite
Origin: Kunar prov, Afghanistan
Ex. Giorgio Spiga collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
  
  
Variety kunzite
Origin: Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 16.0 x 6.8 x 2.0 cm
 
  
Variety kunzite
Origin: Pala Chief Mine, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.
Ex. Violet Dawson collection
Sample size: 7.3 x 4 x 3.1 cm
 
  
Variety kunzite
Origin: Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 12.5 x 8 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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