Lepidolite, Green Tourmaline & Quartz Crystals on Matrix agnitite much of the mining is

much of the mining is done in thousands of small hand-worked digs

With 365nm long wave UV

not only for their beauty but also for their historical significance and the connection to the ancient Silk Road trade routes that once thrived in the region

Size: 95 x 60 x 46 mm

They exhibit a striking contrast of jet black color and breathtaking luster for the cassiterite and white to bluish color and pearly luster for the cleavelandite

Lepidolite, Green Tourmaline & Quartz Crystals on Matrix agnitite much of the mining isGreen tourmaline crystals, with lepidolite & quartz, on a white crystalline matrix. From Laghman, Afghanistan Size: 90 x 80 x 45 mm. 520 grams