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Haüyne Psm Afghanite & Phlogopite

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Haüyne Psm Afghanite & Phlogopite

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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: 
5 × 4.6 × 2.1 cm
Description

An unusual pseudomorph example nice gemmy rich blue Hauyne after Afghanite and phlogopite hosts to matrix , rare specimen very hard to find . Undmaged nice specimen 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Haüyne

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)4-8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)1-2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Lake Nemi, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy

Afghanite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4,CO3)3·0.5H2O
Strunz: 
9.FB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli deposit), Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province), Afghanistan

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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