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Afghanite — specimen 0283, photo © NMNHS
Afghanite — specimen 0283, photo © NMNHS

Afghanite — specimen 0283

Origin

South Asia
Afghanistan
Afghanite — specimen 0283, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.05 ct; size: 2.55 | 2.55 | 1.50 mm; shape: round; colour: very light very strongly bluish green; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; very good mixed style cut.

More information from ‘Classification’

Afghanite

In thin veinlets cutting lazurite crystals (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). One of the rarest gemstones.


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