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The Vorobyevite Museum
Dimensions (h x b x w):
18 x 14 x 14 mm
Weight (carat) :
19
Description:
Several forms of Vorobyevite crystallization on quartz matrix, with trace amounts of albite. Some banding is visible (pinacoid habit) within Vorobyevite crystals with vertical tourmaline-like ridges.
Matrix:
quartz
Crystallization & Habit:
hexagonal, tabular, pinacoid
Locality:
Deo Darrah
Kuran Wa Mujan District
Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
Dimensions (h x b x w):
18 x 14 x 14 mm
Weight (carat):
19
Description:
Several forms of Vorobyevite crystallization on quartz matrix, with trace amounts of albite. Some banding is visible (pinacoid habit) within Vorobyevite crystals with vertical tourmaline-like ridges.
Crystallization & Habit:
hexagonal, tabular, pinacoid
Locality:
Deo Darrah
Kuran Wa Mujan District
Badakhshan, Afghanistan.