Sodalite Crystal on Richterite - Afghanistan

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Sodalite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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