Spodumene

  
Variety kunzite
Origin: Nuristan, Laghman, Afghanistan
Sample size: 6.6 x 4 x 3 cm
 
  
Variety kunzite
Origin: Sao Jose dos Laranjeiros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 9.3 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Variety hiddenite
Origin: Adams Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Ex. Edward E. David and John Barlow collections
Sample size: 3.5 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
 
     
Variety kunzite with albite
Origin: Barra de Salinas Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Sample size: 7.1 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
 
     
Variety kunzite
Origin: Darra Pech, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 10.8 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm
 
  
Origin: Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Ex. Irv Brown collection
Sample size: 12 x 6 x 3 cm
 
     
Variety kunzite, twinned
Origin: Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Ex. Wendell Wilson collection
Sample size: 4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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