Lustrous Purple Apatite Crystals with Quartz on Cleavelandite Matrix, Dara e Pech, Afghanistan stepped garnet you will see the wollastonite

you will see the wollastonite but not much of the calcite fluoresces

Clear faden quartz crystal with natural bend

These crystals grow in environments where they are not attached to a host rock or matrix

In this region

Himalayan quartz is a rare and ancient variety of quartz that formed within the Himalayan Mountains

Lustrous Purple Apatite Crystals with Quartz on Cleavelandite Matrix, Dara e Pech, Afghanistan stepped garnet you will see the wollastoniteTwo, terminated, purple and clear bi color apatite crystals with quartz on a cleavelandite matrix. Fluoresces yellow orange with both 365nm long wave and 254nm short wave ultraviolet light. The cleavelandite fluoresces faint pink with 254nm short wave ultraviolet light. For best results, use a quality, filtered UV light. Size: 60 x 36 x 23 mm. 52 grams From Dara e Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.