Mineral: Lazurite with Calcite
Locality: Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 8 x 10 x 7.5 cm / main crystal: 4.1 cm

Description: Mass: 438 g MIM number: 2247 Two very well formed and separated crystals, the larger one having the unusual shape of a V on a white-grey matrix of calcite. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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