Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan combo mineral specimens often perched on a contrasting

often perched on a contrasting matrix of white stilbite or gray basalt

but this does not diminish the beauty of the piece

such as Australia

less common tabular form of apophyllite with bright clarity and clean geometry

Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan combo mineral specimens often perched on a contrastingEtched 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