JPL3 Pollucite, Spodumene var. Kunzite

Paprok, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan
27.0x 15.5x 14.0 cm

$900

A large cabinet specimen hosting a very large   7 cm pollucite, etched as is the usual case for specimens from this locality.  Pollucite is a rare cesium bearing zeolite, and there is a second, smaller crystal measuring just under one inch located to the right of the main one.

  Also on the matrix is a large kunzite crystal (which has been etched as well.)

Despite the etching, this kunzite retains exceptional gemmyness.  Large portions of it would be suitable for cutting.  What is more, when viewed from above, the color is an interesting cross between purple and green, quite unlike any other spodumene I have seen from the region.  

I am not a gem cutter, but If you know what you are doing you could trim this thing to end up with quite a bit of high quality gem rough, and an exceptional pollucite specimen on top of that.