Afghanite, Afghanistan

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 7th, 2026
Locality: Sar-e-Sang River, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (See on Mindat)

Description:
Fluoresces orange due to the disulfide ion. Exactly the same activator as with sodalite, meionite var. Wernerite, nosean, hauyne and members of the sodalite family in general.

The crystal is about 5 cm in diameter.

Locality: Koksha Valley, Khash and Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

Source: Fluorescent Minerals Workgroup MKA : http://fluo.mineralogie.be/

Originally posted by Axel Emmermann on Nature's Rainbows.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Afghanite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Orange
• Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Orange