2.6" Andradite Garnet, Diopside, Epidote & Chlinochlore - Afghanistan

This is a gorgeous, 2.6" wide association of andradite garnet, yellow-green diopside, green epidote, and chlinochlore clusters.

This specimen comes from the Ghunday talc deposit in the Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan. It is located on the north slopes of the Spin (Speen) Ghar mountain range, where metamorphic rocks including amphibole, gneiss, marble, quartzite, and marble are intruded by Cretaceous plutonic rocks. This deposit produces the highest quality talc (99% purity) in the Spin Ghar mountain range, as well as a variety of minerals that include andradite garnet, clinochlore, diopside, epidote, magnetite, and vesuvianite.


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SPECIES
Andradite Garnet, Diopside, Epidote & Chlinochlore
LOCATION
Markikhēl, Spin Ghar range, Sherzad District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
SIZE
2.6 x 1.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#215170