| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field |
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| Species: | Spodumene var: Kunzite |
| Formula: | LiAlSi2O6 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kunzite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 157949 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:157949:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 25c64006-cbb1-4350-a977-c5a34195de35 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kunzite |
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| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘPaprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 32.6km (20.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [2], Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 42.8km (26.6 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Pachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 46.0km (28.6 miles) | ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 47.3km (29.4 miles) | ⓘMawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 49.1km (30.5 miles) | ⓘNilaw pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 53.9km (33.5 miles) | ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
| 57.0km (35.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Spodumene var. Kunzite Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi] at 09:07 21 December 2014 NURISTAN, AFG HANISTAN...collectors, it is equally well known for its purple (kunzite) and green (hiddenite) varieties, both of which...quite restricted in occurrence. One of these, kunzite, is relatively plentiful in the collector’s marketplace...elongation (c-axis). This is particularly striking in kunzite, which can appear almost colorless until viewed...through the ends of the crystal. Some deeply colored kunzite is distinctly dichroic so that the rich purple |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...Collection; Joe Budd photo. Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais...deposits, and consequently with such severely limited field collecting opportunities, should foster a hot-bed...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time |  | | 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 |
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Kantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan