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Hackmanite With Winchite

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Hackmanite With Winchite

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.5 × 3 cm
Description

A pair of two gemmy purple hackmanite specimens ,  hackmanite crystals hosts to Winchite matrix , large hackmanite crystal is complete but very etched .  Other hackmanite crystals are partial , second specimen measures 3.5cm x 3.2cm x 2cm , photos has been taken hackmanite in day light.

photos 1 & 4 shows 2nd specimen , while photos 2 & 3 shows 1st specimen 

nice hackmanite specimens. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hackmanite

Variety Of: 

Sodalite

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

Winchite

Formula: 
☐{CaNa}{Mg4Al}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.5

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