Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan sprouting quartz Bottom and side surfaces are

Bottom and side surfaces are cut and ground using the traditional techniques of the basalt miners in the Deccan Trap region

From Yaogangxian Mine

from Trepca Mine Complex

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

Beautiful calcite specimen from the famous Trepça Mine complex in the Trepça Valley in Kosovo

Etched Pollucite with Green Tourmaline from Laghman, Afghanistan sprouting quartz Bottom and side surfaces areEtched 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