Mineral: Beryl and Spodumene (variety kunzite) on Albite, Quartz (variety smoky) and Lepidolite
Locality: Dara-i-Pech pegmatite, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province (Konar), Afghanistan
Dimensions: 23,0 x 25,0 x 17,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 14,5 cm Large, intact, sharp-edged, transparent, pink hexagonal crystal half sunken into a slightly bluish albite matrix sprinkled with lepidolite with a little smoky quartz; accompanied by a mauve crystal of idiomorphic kunzite measuring 17.5 cm that is also very sharp-edged and intact MIM number 1133 Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)

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