Lustrous Purple Apatite Crystals with Quartz on Cleavelandite Matrix, Dara e Pech, Afghanistan jewelry making stones making it a highly sought-after

making it a highly sought-after specimen for collectors and healers

This piece is from Badakhshan

Green common opal is a type of opal that does not have the characteristic play-of-color of precious opal

Locale: Tourash

Lustrous Purple Apatite Crystals with Quartz on Cleavelandite Matrix, Dara e Pech, Afghanistan jewelry making stones making it a highly sought-afterTwo, terminated, purple and clear bi color apatite crystals with quartz on a cleavelandite matrix. Fluoresces yellow orange with both 365nm long wave and 254nm short wave ultraviolet light. The cleavelandite fluoresces faint pink with 254nm short wave ultraviolet light. For best results, use a quality, filtered UV light. Size: 60 x 36 x 23 mm. 52 grams From Dara e Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.