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Pollucite Kunzite Tourmaline & Lepidolite

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Pollucite Kunzite Tourmaline & Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 3.7 cm
Description

A superb specimen of well terminated lustrous pollucite in combination with pink purplish kunzite watermelon tourmaline and lepidolite.

There is no damage in kunzite while there is a small chip type etching in one side at end pont of pollucite. There are two tiny spots (micro crystal ) of undefined mineral could be microlite .

A nice combination example specimen from a famed mineral locality Mavi.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pollucite

Formula: 
(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...

Kunzite

Variety Of: 

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

Lepidolite

Synonym Of: 

Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White

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