Afghanite, Faceted

Faceted Afghanite for jewellers and collectors

Small blue faceted Afghanite crystals, probably more appealing to collectors than jewellers - but who knows!

I only have limited stock of these available - they were purchased prior to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

We have a few small sizes in stock, all around 3MM. They have a nice colour but are often somewhat included and have internal fractures.

Afghanite is a bit soft to be used for jewellery ideally, measuring around 5-6 on the Mohs scale of hardness. If you do use it for jewellery, make sure the setting is designed to protect the face of the stone. I guess I'd call it 'usable', but not ideal.