Sodalite var. Hackmanite with Richterite

Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Dr. Robert Woodside
Cabinet, 12.8 x 8.3 x 8.2 cm
Start Time: 09/21/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/28/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $290
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Item Description

This is a rich specimen with sodalite crystals (variety hackmanite) nestled in calcite matrix, as confirmed by XRD analysis. Small richterite crystals are also present (yellowish). Rob Woodside literally wrote the article on Sar E Sang and the weird group of sodalite-hauyne-related minerals from there, and this is from his study collection put together during decades of this material coming out at its peak diversity in the mid 2000s. Fluorescent in LW, and Shortwave both, a nice yellow to orange hue. (Analysed)

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$290 09/28/2023 6:39:14 pm (CDT)
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