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Phlogopite, Forsterite in Marble from Afghanistan.

Daniel C Montero

Centimetric Phlogopite crystals with Fluo Orange LW-MW yellow SW and Forsterite or diopsid (difficult to differentiate without an analysis) micro crystals with Fluo White LW bluish MW-SW on marble

Sar-e-Sang, Kokcha (Koksha) Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.

Total size 9 x 5 cm

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