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Sodalite, Phlogopite, w/ Nosean? Hauyne? A very confusing piece - very interesting fluorescence

This piece was ID’d as lazurite, thomsonite, w/ sodalite. I can confirm the sodalite by the orange fluorescence, and the phlogopite is obvious under SW. But the bright white fluorescence is very unusual - could that be the thomsonite? (It may also be gonnardite).

Even more unusual is the blue fluorescence from the supposed lazurite - quite bright all wavelengths. I think this is more like hauyne or nosean. Interestingly the blue fluorescence looks just like the natural color in white light; I had to look many times to believe it was real fluorescence. We have a lot to learn about Afghan rocks!

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