Lazurite - Sar-e Sang, Afghanistan - 9 x 7 x 6 cm / main crystal: 3.7 cm.

Mineral: Lazurite
Locality: Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 6 cm / main crystal: 3.7 cm.

Description: Mass: 226 g MIM number: 1329 Well isolated dodecahedral crystal, very well formed on the majority of its faces, on the edge of a marble matrix from which it was freed apparently by mechanical means (rather than with acid): It is indeed more lustrous than the average crystals from this source. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence; Ex collection: Herbert Obodda (USA)