Spodumene (1,223 grams) (doubly terminated) Colorado the piece is overgrown by

the piece is overgrown by many small

but has excellent

This species belongs to the only group of minerals that forms in naturally "round" or "cylindrical" shaped crystals

The biggest problem that faced most of these specimens is serious damage

I photographed the Phosphos under the microscope to better show their quality

Spodumene (1,223 grams) (doubly terminated) Colorado the piece is overgrown byGreen, of all the colors of Afghani Spodumene, is probably the most difficult to obtain. Recently, Ive seen these crystals marketed as "Hiddenite" which is NOT correct as true Hiddenite is Chromium bearing and these crystals, despite the color similarity to Hiddenite are simply green Spodumene. Nonetheless, this is still an impressive gem crystal of a hard to find color from what is probably the most well known locality in the world for Spodumene