Phlogopite, Hackmanite, Richterite - Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 27th, 2026
Locality: Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (See on Mindat)
Size: 3 inches

Description:
Phlogopite, hackmanite, and richterite from Sar-E-Sang Jurm, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The phlogopite, a mica, glows yellow, the hackmanite (sodalite) glows white, and the richterite glows tan in shortwave. The hackmanite glows bright orange in longwave and is quite phosphorescent and tenebrescent as well.

Originally posted by Fire Viper on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Hackmanite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: White

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow