Afghanite

Dimensions: 4.7 x 3.3cm
Location: Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Afghanite was discovered in 1968 in the Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuli mine. Much rarer than Lazurites, samples like this one, of beautiful color, with well-formed crystalline faces have become rare on the market. Dimension of the crystal: 3.2cm!
  Dimensions without the acrylic base, which is supplied with the mineralogical specimen.
The mineral is not glued to the base.