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Afghanite

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Description
Locality: 
Tultui Lazurite Deposit, Malaya Bystraya River, Slyudyanka, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.2 × 5.2 cm
Description

Light blue afghanite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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