Afghanite, faceted, Afghanistan. 1.17 carats. ** SOLD **

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A rare gem named for its type locality, the Koshka valley, Badakhstan province, Afghanistan.

Afghanite is a chemically complex silicate mineral of the Cancrinite group which is usually only found as small crystals, rarely in massive microcrystalline form.

This faceted example is a veined, opaque gem which displays the charateristic moderate orange fluorescent reaction when exposed to longwave UV light.

Image 5 is a microsope photograph of the royal blue flecks within the gem.

weight:  1.17 carats
shape:   Mixed oval cut
dimensions:  9.93 x 8.34 x 4.30 mm
treatment:  None