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Sodalite Var Hackmanite

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Sodalite Var Hackmanite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
330.00gr
Description

Deep violet coloured hackmanite in a richterite matrix. Under long wave UV light the hackmanite produces a bright orange colour, whilst under short wave UV light it produces a pastel yellow colour with strong phosphorescence.

The specimen will be supplied boxed and labelled.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Hackmanite

Variety Of: 

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl2,S)
Hardness: 
0.0

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