Spodumene

  

Variety hiddenite

  

  

Complete and terminated spodumene crystal with a faint green colour, and a hint of pink (too subtle for the camera to pick up, unfortunately). It has fine transparency, and nice accenting albite matrix. There is a little tourmaline included inside the sharp chisel termination!

Origin: Kunar Tal, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Sample size: 8.7 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm

 

  

Variety kunzite

Origin: Pala Chief Mine, Pala, California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.2 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Variety kunzite

Origin: Kantiwa, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Sample size: 5.1 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone