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Hackmanite & Richterite

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Hackmanite & Richterite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Kiran, Kokcha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.1 × 3 cm
Weight: 
28.00gr
Description

Group of pink hackmanite crystals on richterite matrix from this famous Afghan deposit. Hackmanite is extremely fluorescent as can be seen in the last photos.

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

Richterite

Formula: 
{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

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