The LITHIUM mineral SPODUMEN is mined as an important lithium raw material. In granite pegmatites you can also find SPODUMEN CRYSTALS in cavities, which are polished in good qualities to gemstones. There are the varieties: KUNZITE - pink-red to violet shades and the variety: HIDDENITE - yellow-green to green color. Again and again there are also mixed crystals with KUNZIT/HIDDENIT and both colors in the crystal.
RARE - RAR and HIGHLY PRESERVED are beautifully clear, transparent stones.
This rough crystal was found at HIMALAYA and cut and polished in IDAR - OBERSTEIN.
Weight: 83 grams = 415 carats Dimensions: 6.5 x 3 x 2 cm