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Hackmanite With Winchite

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Hackmanite With Winchite

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Description
Locality: 
Ladjuar Madan, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

A superb gemmy well terminated hackmanite crystal hosts to winchite hackmanite mixed matrix, no damage . there is one black unknown crystal possibly urainite , this photos has bee taken after keeping this specimen for a minut in sun light, normally this specimen is light green.  Very nice specimen in person, old specimen from seller personal collection.

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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