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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Rare crystal of translucent gem-petalite from the well known recent find. This crystal is crystallized on all sides, but has etched surface texture resulting in irregular faces. This crystal has a steep, chisel-shaped termination. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3.5x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5 cm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 2375 View Count: 998 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan We have here a totally transparent and lustrous, colorless, gem crystal of petalite from the pegmatites of Afghanistan. It is so clear it is hard to photo accurately because all the veils are magnified and refracted. The display face is intact, although there is some contact damage to the back of the termination. True, the bottom portion, ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 54296 View Count: 272 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan A floater etched crystal. The crystal is translucent and its luster is also very good for Petalite. Paprok, Konar, Afghanistan. Found in 2003 Specimen size: 8.8 x 5.1 x 3 cm |
| © fabreminerals.com | Photo ID: 131009 View Count: 178 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 8.5 x 6.8 cm. An exceptional xl of almost pure, transparent, gem quality. |
| © H. Obodda | Photo ID: 185757 View Count: 104 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.0 cm. Petalite is a rare lithium silicate found in lithium-rich pegmatites. This is a rare crystal of translucent gem-quality petalite from the well known recent find. The chisel termination and steep wedge shape are typical of the species. Petalite grows in a strange fashion. We believe this to be a complete-all-round floater. The ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 243421 View Count: 23 |
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Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 7.5 x 4.2 x 3 cm. Among the beautiful tourmalines and beryls for which Paprok is so well known, occasionally are found these superb gemmy petalite specimens: petalite is a fairly rare lithium, aluminum silicate. This particular petalite is large, lustrous and transparent. It has been slightly etched as are most, but retains the overall crystal ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 249824 View Count: 19 |
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Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil This is a very important specimen for the species from Brazil, and for this locality, because of its exceptional clarity and form. It was purchased directly from Carlos Barbosa in 2000 as he began to sell off his collection. Petalite almost never forms crystals of such quality! 2.3 x 1 x 1 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 20894 View Count: 400 |
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Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil Crystal with 4x2x1,5cm - June of 2001 |
| © Martins da Pedra | Photo ID: 43938 View Count: 308 |
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Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil Nice single Petalite crystal. Size 4x1,3x1,5cm. Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva Collection |
| © Brhounds | Photo ID: 46681 View Count: 301 |
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Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil A 3.2 by 3.0 cm etched floater. JSS specimen and photograph. |
| © JSS | Photo ID: 84386 View Count: 167 |
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