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Beryl from
Darun Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Darun Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1005497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1005497:6
GUID (UUID V4):d15739d6-f86c-4d3c-8724-52fef1ce0547
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
3.5km (2.2 miles) Rewat emerald occurrence, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
6.9km (4.3 miles) Bakhi Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
7.7km (4.8 miles) Butak Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
9.3km (5.8 miles) Buzmal Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
11.2km (7.0 miles) Dah-Mikeni Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
15.1km (9.4 miles) Kamar Safed, Khenj emerald area, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
15.1km (9.4 miles) Khenj emerald area, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
21.6km (13.4 miles) Manjadar pegmatites, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
32.3km (20.0 miles) Mandol pegmatite field, Mandol District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
44.7km (27.8 miles) Nilaw pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
and Alfred A. Levinson Emeralds of the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Gary Bowersox, Lawrence W Snee, Eugene...Kimberley pipes in South Africa; those from the Premier mine appeared to be about 1,200 My in age. However, Richardson...inclusion in a diamond ( I mm across) from the Finsch mine, South Africa, was dated by geochronological methods...diamonds and lzimberlite emplacement at the Premier mine. This suggests that, in this example, they may be...be contemporaneous. Whether the Premier mine is unusual awaits the determination of diamond ages from
Journal (issue)
page: Rough emeralds mined by Gemfields at the Kagem mine in Zambia. (Photo courtesy of Gemfields) CONTENTS...The New Dynamics of the Colombian Emerald Sector Mine Tour 44 22 32 In Search of Colombia’s Green Dreams...Emerald Mines Education 44 50 Education and the Mine-to-Market Story Beautifying Emeralds - The Perennial...the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Emeralds in Russia: The Geology and Gemology of the Malyshev Mine Emerald...mining in Zambia, Madagascar and Colombia. And Afghanistan is addressing its emerald mining and manufacturing
Report (issue)
extraLapis English No. 2: Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl The Most Precious Gemstone Publisher Lapis International...ISBN 3-921656-58-3 Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl; the Most Precious Gemstone ------------ extraLapis... USA About Emeralds Emeralds· of the World Beryl and Emerald: Words from India ......4 A brief etymology...Mineralogically a Beryl ........10 Composition, structure, crystal habit, green beryl and trapiche emerald...Beautiful Green!'' Asia: Pakistan, Afghanistan and India .......6 0 Old Mine Emeralds . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan Compiled by G.J. Orris1 and J.D. Bliss1 Open-File Report...APPENDIX A: Afghanistan Mines and Mineral Occurrences.. 11 TABLES Table 1. Provinces of Afghanistan ........more than 1000 mines and mineral occurrences in Afghanistan was compiled from published literature and the...PROCESSING, AND ACCURACY Data on more than 1000 Afghanistan deposits, mines, and occurrences were compiled...coal, and peat. Three previous compilations of Afghanistan mineral resources were the dominant sources used
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Article A Research of Emeralds from Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Quanli Chen 1,2 , Peijin Bao 1 , Yan...In recent years, emeralds from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan have taken a large share of the market...analysis indicates that the chemical composition of Panjshir emeralds is similar to that of the emeralds of...an Na-Sc and Rb-Ga diagram. Keywords: emerald; Panjshir Valley; gemological characteristics; origin traceability...Liu, X. A Research of Emeralds from Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Minerals 2023, 13, 63. https://doi
Journal (issue)
ARTICLES 192 A Status Report on Gemstones from Afghanistan Gary W. Bowersox A Proposed New Classification...of publishing the article on gemstones from Afghanistan that leads off this issue, we approached some...to learn later that rt was actually a colorless beryl that had been hollowed out and filled with a green...REPORT ON GEMSTONES FROM AFGHANISTAN By Gary W. Bowersox A l t h o u g h Afghanistan h a s historically been...nation. Emeralds c o m e primarily from t h e Panjshir Valley, northeast of Kabul. Lorge a m o u n t
Book
TRUE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN AFGHANISTAN ABOUT THIS BOOK... This is the story of one man’s endeavor...He finds it all in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan but not without risking his life. In this book...figures) is a must read for anyone interested in Afghanistan, gems, geography, travel, or U.S., Middle East...O00bowe TRUE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN AFGHANISTAN GARY W. BOWERSOX Editing By: Jonathan Ross,...Hunter — True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan Gary W. Bowersox www.gems-afghan.com First published
Journal (issue)
demantoid, (12) 1.05 ct emerald, (13) 1.99 ct red beryl, (14) 0.72 ct ruby, (15) 1.15 ct purplepink sapphire...marketed, and merchandized. In diamonds especially, the mine-to-market process has been severely tested. Vertical...central and southern Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, and China), and Australia...feldspar, iolite, lapis lazuli, maw sit sit, red beryl, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, scapolite, sphene, spodumene...reference to the country rather than to the specific mine or region. For more on the specific localities,
Book (volume)
Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Geological Survey Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Book 2...2 Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Report Series Published by BGS 2008 Ministry of Mines and Industries...Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Geological Survey Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Book 2...2 Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Editors in chief SH Abdullah, V. M. Chmyriov Executive editor V. I...chief). 2008. Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan. 2 Volumes. British Geological Survey Occasional
Report (volume)
visible. The Talcheer rocks extend from the Odeypur district to very near Sumbulpur. The country towards Gangpur...engaged in a detailed examination of the Saugor district, and of the country lying-between that and Jubbnlpore...report on the Bokaro coal-field in the Hazareebagh district, by Mi-. T. W. Hughes, and a similar one on the...which here forms the boundary between the Woon district of Berar, and the Central Provinces. It is not...have been working in any richly fossiliferous district, so that the number of fossils obtained in this
 
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