Spodumene

  
 
        
Hiddenite, ex. L.L. Smith Geology Museum at University of South Carolina
Origin: Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, U.S.A. (type locality)
Sample size: 1.0 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (top/2nd row), 3.6 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm (bottom)
 
  
  
Kunzite
Origin: Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 8.5 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Kunzite
Origin: Kantiwa, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.6 cm
 
  
Tan-coloured spodumene with tourmaline and spessartine on albite
Origin: Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Sample size: 8 x 5 x 2.6cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Kunzite. Collected in 1968
Origin: Fano mine, Cahuilla Mountain district, Riverside Co., California, United States
Ex. DeVito Collection
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Tanco mine (Bernic Lake mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Sample size: 4.5 x 2.5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
Kunzite
Origin: Pech, Ningahar Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 4.4 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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