Sodalite from Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - image 1
Sodalite from Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - image 2

Sodalite from Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

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Attractive cluster of purple blocky lustrous crystals. Fluorescent. In good condition.Ladjuar Medam, located in the remote Sar-e-Sang district of Kuran wa Munjan in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, is the world's most famous historic source of lapis lazuli, with mining history spanning over six millennia. Geologically, the deposit is situated within high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Hindu Kush mountains, where ancient contact metasomatism occurred between intrusive granitic plutons and surrounding magnesium-rich limestones.

Product details

SpeciesSodalite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Added on09/07/2026
LocalityAfghanistan, Badakhshan, Ladjuar Medam

Current owner

Unknown Owner
Acquired
Sep 2026
Price paid
$150.00

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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A collector's guide to Ladjuar Medam, Afghanistan: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 80 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.