"According to Dudley Blauwet (Dudley Blauwet Gems, Louisville, Colorado), the find occurred in October 2001, at a pegmatite near Khauraz in Laghman Province. He obtained 14 kg of material, about half of which was gem quality." [Laurs, 2002]

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ⓘ Spodumene

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ⓘ Spodumene

Formula: LiAlSi₂O₆

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Rob Lavinsky

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Spodumene	9.DA.30	LiAlSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆

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Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

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Laurs, Brendan M. (Ed.) (2002) Gem News International. Colored Stones and Organic Materials: Pink/yellow spodumene from Afghanistan. Gems & Gemology: Fall 2002: 270.

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