
Afghanite disguised nr2
Another example of a disguised afghanite from Koksha, Badakhshan, Afghnistan. Sold as sodalite coated with Mn-oxide. But the emission...

Afghnanite disguised
A typical blue mineral from the Koksha valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan with a typical orange fluorescence. Usually this is hauyne. But in...

Lazurite with shiny stars
A specimen containing lazurite crystals and phlogopite (visible under 275 nm), Koksha valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The lazurite...

Polylithionite, danburite
Polylithionite and danburite, Sosedka pegmatite, Malkhan, Krasni Chikoy, Zabaykalsky, Russia. Most of the minerals there are on an...