Spodumene (var: Kunzite) (doubly terminated) Smoky Quartz and I would say it

and I would say it does look better in person

even if it is caused by the inclusion of another mineral

good green colored finger of Prehnite which is flaring out of the top of the specimen

Usually once a piece is more than a few mm thick

the Italian specimens have set the standard for the Alpine material

Spodumene (var: Kunzite) (doubly terminated) Smoky Quartz and I would say itA large, thick, doubly terminated, gemmy "sword" shaped crystal group of Kunzite from Afghanistan. The piece is close to being a complete floater as I can't see a true point of attachment from the pocket wall, but there are couple small areas of incomplete growth. It was detached at one point and then recrystallized so it's now complete on both ends. The main crystal has a mix of softer green and purples colors when viewed on the "a" axis, but when