Chondrodite (M1405)
Afghanistan
LOCATION
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
SIZE
25 x 18 x 15 mm
DESCRIPTION
A few years ago, some very impressive red color chondrodites were found in Afghanistan in the same area where the famous lapis lazuli is mined. This piece features fairly sharp, well-formed, gemmy (when backlit), red color monoclinic crystals atrractively set on light matrix.