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Spodumene

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Spodumene

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Description
Locality: 
Nuristan District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm
Description

This is a big, fat gem spodumene crystal, with glassy clarity, a crystal that is complete and beautifully terminated all around. The typical jagged terminations are particularly pronounced, and in an unusually regular arrangement on this crystal, rather than random-looking faces.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Colour: 
colorless, yellow
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden
Earthstones Australia

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