Mineral: | Afghanite
| Chemical Formula: | (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3·(H
2
O) | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan | Here you get an afghanite crystal in matrix with beautiful luster, disclosing growth marks and undamaged termination. Except some tiny areas at the backside of the specimen all prism faces a fully intact. The specimen discloses partly transparent or translucent areas.
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