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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan A superb miniature sized combination piece from this prolific locality. The specimen consists of a dark green opaque terminated grouping of prismatic elbaite. Studded on the upper right side of the crystals is a colorless to very slightly pinkish transparent doubly terminated morganite beryl crystal measuring 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm in size. I can find ... |
| © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals | Photo ID: 263316 View Count: 9 |
Beryllonite : NaBe[PO4] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 10.9 x 9.0 cm. A very choice and aesthetic specimen of white xls in parallel growth. The xls seem to be of two generations with a slightly more translucent and lustrous, doubly terminated, "core" and more opaque satellite xls growing on both sides of the main xl. |
| © H. Obodda | Photo ID: 185754 View Count: 118 |
Beryllonite : NaBe[PO4] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Beryllonite. Vasco Trancoso collection. Size: 7 x 6 x 4 cm. A large and very interesting specimen of this rare species, with vertical striations running up and down. Good, large example. It is very impressive and translucent, as well. Photo courtesy from The Arkenstone. |
| Photo ID: 183537 View Count: 96 | |
Beryllonite : NaBe[PO4] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 7.0 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm. Beryllonite is a rare sodium, beryllium phosphate found in granitic and alkali pegmatites. This is a very choice and aesthetic doubly terminated specimen of translucent white crystals in parallel growth from the famous pegmatites at Paprok, Afghanistan. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 223875 View Count: 37 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Apatite, Quartz : SiO2, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Morganite / Apatite / Quartz / Cleavelandite / Tourmaline (specimen: 13,8cm x 11,6cm - Morganite: 6,5cm) Mario Pauwels collection , Jeff Scovil photo The Quartz with Cleavelandite is almost the perfect matrix for some small purple Apatite crystals who are sitting nicely on a realy superb and very gemmy pinkish Morganite crystal. On this ... |
| © Mario Pauwels | Photo ID: 173948 View Count: 2932 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan A beautiful and elegant specimen; a trasparent light pink morganite of 3 x 3,3 x 1 cm all scattered with many little indicolite xls up to 1 cm, tabular xls of Albite and blades of light coloured lepidolite. Total size: 4,5 x 3 x 4 cm |
| © Isabella Cantù Rajnoldi | Photo ID: 132754 View Count: 196 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 5.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm. This is a pristine 2-cm crystal of pink morganite , with sharp faces and windows on the sides into the gemmy 100% clean interior. It is nestled in a bed of bladed muscovite. Ex. Marty Zinn Collection. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 171688 View Count: 95 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 5.9 x 5.9 x 4.2 cm. A complete, large, uncontacted and undamaged, gemmy crystal of morganite on matrix. This light pastel-pink crystal measures 4.8 cm across, and is a beefy 2 cm thick. It is highly transparent through the center. The crystal is cupped in a perfect setting of stark white, bladed cleavelandite. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 184670 View Count: 69 |
Childrenite : (Fe2+,Mn2+)Al[(OH)2|PO4] · H2O, Microcline : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan CHILDRENITE on Microcline, Pavrok, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. A crust of well-formed, reddish brown childrenite crystals up to 2 cm long, partially coating one face of a well-formed lustrous white microcline crystal. Small cream-colored apatite crystals are scattered amongst the childrenite. 11x4x2.5 cm overall size. |
| © 2002, Jesse Fisher | Photo ID: 6831 View Count: 642 |
Childrenite : (Fe2+,Mn2+)Al[(OH)2|PO4] · H2O | |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Gemmy, doubly-terminated crystal with good color and fine luster. Even the micros that you see rarely approach the quality of this crystal – it is quite exceptional. 1.1 x .5 x .3 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 48820 View Count: 271 |
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