Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan sprouting quartz Size 85 x 62 x

Size 85 x 62 x 42 mm

and self-healing

Natural surface variation and minor edge contact typical of cavity-formed material

there is a chip near the termination so it is hard to tell)

Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan sprouting quartz Size 85 x 62 xEtched pollucite crystal with multiple green tourmaline crystal fragments. From Laghman, Afghanistan Size: 45 x 35 x 33 mm. 71 grams Fluorescent inclusions with 365nm long wave UV. Pollucite was first discovered on the island of Elba, Italy in 1846 and named after Pollux, the twin brother of Castor in Greek mythology, because it is often associated with petalite (formerly called castorite). Pollucite is a rare mineral that belongs to the zeolite group