Pretty green crystals I found while in Afghanistan.

[Killian_92]

Hello,

I hope someone could tell me what they think these rocks are.

As you can see they are green crystals (some darker than others) in white rock (mica?) with black strands.

They are heavy, hard but can be brittle. see pictures below.

One pic is with a flash and without a flash. Let me know what you think.

Thank you.

 

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[wilfndgold1]

Nice.

 

[SorenCoins]

Maybe fluorite or fuschite

 

[austin]

I vote for flourite too...

 

[Eu_citzen]

Will a knife scratch it? If yes - flourite.

If no; then let the (guessing) games begin!

 

[Alex Burke]

Fluorite looks like the best guess and I agree, I'll throw in nephrite jade too if it's not fluorite as that came to mind before I read the comments

 

[huntsman53]

Considering there is what appears to be Mica and improperly formed (black Tourmaline) in the host rock, I am leaning towards improperly formed and fractured Emerald. However, there are a lot of other green Gems and Minerals that could have grown in the host rock but if not Emerald, then my next guesses would be Aventurine or Amazonite.


Frank

 

[morbiusandneo]

Because of the mica, I also first thought emerald. Now, to find that 2-3 carat piece in those huge pieces that has no inclusions and is clear!! Probably at least a few in the half carat range if not, and worth the trouble for sure.

 

[huntsman53]

Because of the mica, I also first thought emerald. Now, to find that 2-3 carat piece in those huge pieces that has no inclusions and is clear!! Probably at least a few in the half carat range if not, and worth the trouble for sure.

I found a few 2 to 3 carat cutable pieces of the Bluish Green form of Beryl (Aquamarine) at the Ray Mica Mine outside of Burnsville, North Carolina when I used to go there. A lot of the Aquamarine is like the O.P.'s specimen, fractured and spread in and across the host rocks but every now and then, someone gets lucky and finds some nice Crystals. The largest Aquamarine Crystal found in North America, was found by one of the Miners at the Ray Mica Mine and I am pretty sure it resides at the Smithsonian. The sad part about the Crystal, is that it was sold by the Miner to another private individual for a couple of bottles of whiskey and twenty bucks. I knew the gentleman who was the Miner as he lived at the entrance into the National Forest access to the Ray Mica Mine and he even told which Mine Shaft the Crystal came from. He passed away some time ago and I sure miss our talks!


Frank

 

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