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Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan

NOTE: Nuristan province sensu strictu http://www.mindat.org/loc-135473.html) became officially recognised in 2001 (wikipedia) or 2004 (statoids.com), but was already known for 10 years. It was formed from the northern parts of Laghman Province and Konar (Kunar) Province.
The capital of the Nuristan Province is Nuristan.

Note, however, that "Nuristan" is also the traditional name for the region that encompasses these three current provinces and the name is still often used in that fashion.

Ref.:
Feruz, N.M. and Denikaev, Sh.Sh. (1976) Intrusive and ultrametamorphic rocks of Nuristan and Eastern Badakhshan (North-Eastern Afghanistan). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 226(1).




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
Almandine
Apatite-(CaF)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Morganite
Beryllonite
Cassiterite
Chloritoid
Corundum
var: Ruby

Diopside
Elbaite
Fluornatromicrolite
'Garnet Group'
Goethite
Hydroxylherderite
Lepidolite
Limonite
Microcline
Muscovite
Pezzottaite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Rose Quartz

Schorl
Spessartine
Spodumene
var: Kunzite
Tantalite-(Mn)
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
'var: Achroite'
'var: Indicolite'
'var: Rubellite'
Zircon


44 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Afghanistan
 
  • Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province
    • Konar (Kunar)
      • Paroon Valley

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