Mineral: Uraninite
Locality: Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 3,5 x 3,0 x 5,5 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 2,7 cm Very lustrous black crystal in a rhombic dodecahedron with octahedral truncations bearing striated faces. The excellent condition and luster can probably be explained by the youth of the Himalayan pegmatite in which the crystal was found: the phenomena of disintegration did not have time to alter it. MIM number 1162 Photographer: James Elliott (FMI) Publication: "Rocks & Minerals: Vol. 98, No.6 Nov/Dec 2023"

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