 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | October 2017 Gem pegmatites of northeastern Afghanistan pg 610-675. Main article in Special Issue of...SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction.......Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province ......................................... Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas north of the Kunar Riverāred...SeptemberāOctober, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt |  | | Journal (issue) | | SEPTEMBERāOCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ......Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province ......................................... Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas north of the Kunar Riverāred...SeptemberāOctober, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...pegmatites in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the worldās finest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) (TABLE 2). Crystals āfrozenā in massive... such as microcline (amazonite), sodalite, and zircon. GEM MINERALS IN GRANITIC PEGMATITES Gem-quality...(Zimbabwe, 25.67 ct), green elbaite tourmaline (Afghanistan, 12.33 ct), red-violet elbaite tourmaline (Brazil...California, USA, 284 g), spodumene (triphane, Afghanistan, 196 g), beryl (Heliodor, Ukraine, 303 g, 14...(Kievlenko 2003; Lyckberg et al. 2009). Pegmatites in Afghanistan and Pakistan produce exceptionally fi ne gem |  | Vernikovskiy, Valeriy A., Vernikovskaya, Antonina E., Lyapunov, Sergey M., Neimark, Leonid A., Proskurnin, Vasiliy F., Chernykh, Aleksandr I., Safonova, Inna Yu. (1994) Petrology, Geochemistry, and Tectonic Setting of Plagiogranites of the Chelyuskin Ophiolite Belt. International Geology Review, 36 (10) 961-974 doi:10.1080/00206819409465498 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rocks confirm the cogenetic nature of these rocks. Zircon U-Pb dating and an Sm-Nd isotopic study suggest...(Bezzubtsev et al., 1986). Near the upper reaches of the Kunar River and Mod Bay, FlG. 1. Geological map of the...southwest, the larger plate of plagiogranites (the Kunar massif) has a measured thickness of 1.0 km, decreasing...thickness and length of the latter are less. The Kunar plagiogranite exposure is much larger than most...minerals are associated with calcite, and muscovite, zircon, and titanite occur as accessory minerals. Plagioclase |  | | Journal (issue) | | 11 tragedy, an? the_start of e bombing of Afghanistan on Oct. 7, the Pak1s_tam bor~er t:ily of Peshawar...were more nice gem petalite crystals from Paprok, Kunar, and a nice large beryllonite also from Paprok....Pech. Kunar. There was still a small movement of stones from Pech. The entire province of Kunar did not...far in the war. When Kabul fell. the governor of Kunar switched from pro-Taliban to anti-Taliban. The Taliban...starting to work again. Work was continuing in Kunar and Laghman, also at the sodalite deposit in Badakhshan |  | Malitch, Kreshimir N., Puchtel, Igor S., Belousova, Elena A., Badanina, Inna Yu. (2022) A Combined Re-Os and Pt-Os Isotope and HSE Abundance Study of Ru-Os-Ir Alloys from the Kunar and Unga Placer Deposits, the Taimyr Peninsula, Polar Siberia. Minerals, 12 (11) 1463 doi:10.3390/min12111463 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HSE Abundance Study of Ru-Os-Ir Alloys from the Kunar and Unga Placer Deposits, the Taimyr Peninsula,...HSE Abundance Study of Ru-Os-Ir Alloys from the Kunar and Unga Placer Deposits, the Taimyr Peninsula,...deposits of the Kunar and Unga Rivers, which display a close spatial association with the Kunar duniteāharzburgite...Os(740 Ma) values for PGM assemblages from the Kunar and Unga deposits of 0.1218 Ā± 0.0010, ā0.18 Ā± 0...Os(740 Ma) = ā0.02 Ā± 1.6) indicate evolution of the Kunar and Unga mantle sources with a long-term chondritic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neoproterozoic ophiolite-type ultramafic massifs (Kunar in Northern Taimyr, Russia, and Kraubath in Eastern...Kraubath, whereas detrital Ru ā Os ā Ir alloys at Kunar are characterized by āunradiogenicā 187Os/188Os...sulfides from two dunite ā harzburgite massifs (Kunar, Russia, and Kraubath, Austria) of presumably Late...compositions of detrital Ru ā Os āIr alloys at Kunar and bedrock Ru ā Os sulfides from geologically and...1. Chelyuskin ophiolite Ultramafic rocks of the Kunar massif (Fig. 1), which forms the northern part of |  | | Report (chapter) | | Neoproterozoic age has been defined only recently. U - P b zircon and Nd isotope studies of plagiogranites and island-arc...in the eastern and central zones of the terrane. Zircon U - P b ages from a metarhyolite in the differentiated...2 2000-2100 zircon U-Pb (conventional) 878 + 2 Central Angara terrane, Teya Granite zircon U-Pb (conventional)...Cherimba Quartz syenite whole rock Sm-NdTDM_2 2000 zircon U-Pb (conventional) 761 + 8 biotite Ar/Ar 721 +...terrane, Ayakhta Granite whole rock Sm-NdTDM-2 2130 zircon U-Pb (conventional) 750 + 2 Central Angara terrane |  | | Journal (issue) | | Figure4: Another spodumenefloater from the Kunar Valley,Afghanistan. This 3 cmcrystalshowsodd, preferentiallusteron...and complex transparent lilac crystals from Afghanistan, sizes from TN to miniature: $25 to $250. Excalibur...Gemmy crystals from several localities in the Afghanistan/Pakistan areas are what most ofus see in the...spodumene rod-like crystal from Laghman Province, Afghanistan. This terminated crystal is 9. cm tall. Excalibur...microclinc-biotitc sandwiches with the microscopic zircon crystals (Smith, Roberts. and Bicknell 2008). |  | | Journal (issue) | | nu~r.1p:Hi1c. nuori1e. hcmatill', microclinc. zircon. \Viscon'>m, Jessie ā¢ rry, !larJboo, MN 19-7 1...Nagar, ~IN 19-1 . 1.4.5. 10 Bery l, spodumenc. Afghanistan. Laghman. l\lawr. ~IN 19-1 : 1.-l.5. JO Bcryllon11c...Penikat layered complex , MN 19- 10: 10 La pi<, Afghanistan, Bada kh...- 11 1.2 M1c ro ll1e. 1ourmahnc, Afgha nisla n. Kunar, Paprook. J\IN 19 - 1 1,-1 .5.1 0 ~ limct1tc , Cal...2003 Mineral News Smoky quan,. spodumenc. Afghanistan , Khana-Khana. Darm Pech . MN 19-8 1.2.5. 10 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Peshawar on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan have recently begun to produce what are probably...trade in the minerals of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, the latter country lying only 30 miles to the...in Shinwaro, āhigh in the mountainsā of Kunar in Afghanistan. I had been told not only that the crystals...by a few others to have come from āNuristan, Afghanistan.ā The preponderance of āNuristanā in the dealersā...rugged mountain range separating Pakistan and Afghanistan. Although Zagi Mountain has produced most of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sulļ¬des (type 1) (type 2) RuāOsāIr alloys 2.4 Kunar (n = 22) Verkh-Neivinsky (n = 28) (n = 13) (n =...Hochgrssen massifs and RuāOsāIr alloys from the Kunar and Verkh-Neivinsky massifs are taken from [2, 13]...between the ReāOs ages of PGMs and U-Pb ages of zircon from ultramafic massifs of the Urals ([4, 5, 14] |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ensimatic marginal-sea .geodynamic environment. Zircon U-Pb dating and Sm-Nd isotopic study suggest a...from the Chelyuskin ophiolite belt. We regard the zircon U-Pb age (740 Ma) as the upper age boundary for...informative rocks, range widely. Basalts of the Mod-Kunar zone (Fig. 4A) that are associated with ultrabasic...and diabases of a dike-sill complex from the Mod-Kunar zone as well as of basalts with diabases from the...within the Chelyuskin belt, basalts of the Mod-Kunar zone evolved from primitive varieties, formed at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | U/Th-bearing accessory mineral (such as monazite or zircon), its color can be modified and intensified by...ļØ (1) Russia Mursinka ļØ (1) Afghanistan Nuristan Province Kunar Province ā¦ ā¦ (2) Myanmar (3)...monazite, pyrite, pyrochlore-group minerals, quartz, zircon, and, more rarely, minerals such as hydroxylherderite...located in Brazil, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. Demand for this attractive gemstone will continue |  | | Book (edition) | | Paraiba Tourmaline 190 Peridot 198 Ratanakiri Zircon 204 Rhodolite 210 Rubellite 216 Ruby 224...Faceted Kunzite and raw Kunzite crystals from Afghanistan are actually far rarer than Diamonds. Thanks...in order are Sphene', Demantoidā, Diamond? and Zircon*. Sphalerite has more fire than all these, but...White Quartz White Sapphire White Topaz White Zircon Other colourless/white gems include Anglesite...Scapolite Champagne Diamond Chondrodite Cinnamon Zircon Citrine Clinohumite Andradite Ā© Gs ey Cuprian |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) L.N. Rossovskiy a b & V.M. Chmyrev a b a...Department of Geology and Exploration , Kabul, Afghanistan Published online: 14 Sep 2009. To cite this...of rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan), International Geology Review, 19:5, 511-520...e - m e t a l pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) Downloaded by [North Carolina State University]...discovered in Afghanistan. The pegmatite fields are located mainly in the eastern part of Afghanistan, in the |  | | Report (issue) | | Laterite Deposits in Afghanistan Open-File Report 2014 ā1210 USGS Afghanistan Project Product No. 197... Assessment of Bauxite, Clay, and Laterite Deposits in Afghanistan By Karine M. Renaud, Bruce R. Wardlaw, and Bernard...Operations Open-File Report 2014 ā1210 USGS Afghanistan Project Product No. 197 U.S. Department of the...Assessment of bauxite, clay, and laterite deposits in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014..............1 Mineral-Rich Residual Soils of Afghanistan............................................. |  | | Catalog/List | | HIDDEHIxi. Pure transparent yellow-green cleavage. (Afghanistan) 1 Ins pieces Ā£8 1cm pieces from Brazil Ā£3 473...(Antsirabe Madagascar) 3 small crystals for Ā£8 478 ZIRCON Zr SiO/4 single pale fawn crystal showing double...(Massachusetts, USA) Not a single crystal H x M 70p 437 ZIRCON pale fawn sharp single crystal (Freeman Mine North...SiO single terminated crystal. Transparent.(Kunar Afghanistan) 1.5ins long, 1cm across Ā£10 1.5ins long,...SiO single terminated crystal. Transparent.(Kunar Afghanistan) 1.5ins long, 1cm across Ā£10 1.5ins long, |  | | Journal (issue) | | of Khorassan near the far eastern border with Afghanistan. The region is completely desert with very moderate...the chaotic political situation in Iran and Afghanistan it would prove a great optimism to hope to do...faintly brownish yellow monazite, almost colorless zircon, deep red rutile, gold and traces of metallic platinum...transparent, green aquamarine crystals from Afghanistan was also acquired. The best crystal is a perfectly...collection of specimens from the gem pegmatites of Afghanistan. The collection contains scores of superb kunzites |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NaBe(PO4), in columnar aggregate from Kunar Province, Afghanistan and in glassy fragments from the type...Sinceni Pluton suggested by a 3074 Ā± 4 Ma 207Pb/206Pb zircon evapora on age (Maphalala & Krƶner 1993) needs...1986; Grundmann & Morteani 1989) for which the zircon age of 2969 Ā± 17 Ma on the Discovery Granite (Poujol...sensi ve high-resolu on ion microprobe (SHRIMP) zircon geochronology of granitoid rocks in eastern Zambia;...MAPHALALA, R.M. & KRĆNER, A. (1993). Pb-Pb single zircon ages for the younger Archaean granitoids of Swaziland |  | | Catalog/List | | Ā£45.00. 109. BERYL (Aquamarine Xtl). Kunar Valley, Afghanistan. A matrix-free simple, sky-blue transparent...116. BERYL/CLEAVLANDITE/ZINNWALDITE. Kunar Valley, Afghanistan. Choice, gemmy, small display specimen...75x1.5x1", Ā£8.25 396. EPIDOTE/SPHENE. Kunar Valley, Afghanistan. A strange and interesting specimen, comprising... 70 886. SPODUMENE (Var: Kunzite). Kunar Valley, Afghanistan. A matrix-free, doubly terminated, Lithia-pink...termination. 1 xO.75xO.75". Ā£14.00 TOPAZ (Crystal). Afghanistan. A curious distorted during growth, āL* shaped |  | | Catalog/List | | Bid: $6,300 72087 Gemstone: Blue Zircon - 23.08 Cts. Cambodia Blue Zircon has been prized for centuries...jewelry pieces from the Victorian era. This Blue Zircon yields from the top producing locality for the...online. 72091 Gemstone: Apatite - 32.28 Cts. Afghanistan Apatite is a fairly common Phosphate mineral...Nonetheless, this gorgeous emerald cut stone from Afghanistan is a stunner and weighs in at a substantial 32...Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar Afghanistan Kunzite is the most popular variety of the |  | | Catalog/List | | Ā£27-00. 47. BERYL(Var:Aquamarine). Kunar Valley,Afghanistan. Gemmy,terminated,very pale (ix-J" in...Ā£10.00. ā¢C'. 1xM"- Ā£3-00. 153. EPIDOTE/SPHENE. Kunar Valley.Afghanistan. Very interesting and attractive...matrix.Type site specimen. JxP-Jxl^", Ā£6.00. 377. ZIRCON. Alta Fjord,Seiland Island,Finnmark,Norway. Seal-transparent...incomplete)plus smaller whole xtl. 2-Jx1-Jx1ā, Ā£10.00. 378. ZIRCON. St.Peter's Dome,Freemont Co. .Colorado.U.S.A. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zhdano6 granite Zircon PbāPb, UāPbāTh wr SmāNdTDM Zircon UāPb (conventional) Zircon ThāUāPb (SHRIMP)...(2000) Cheliuskin ophiolites belt, Kunar plagiogranite wr SmāNdTDM Zircon UāPb (conventional) wr (n = 5)...Mamont-Shrenk terrane, Mamont granite Zircon UāPb (conventional) Sphene Muscovite Zircon UāPb (conventional) KāAr...of the MidAtlantic Oceanic Ridge (Fig. 7). U āPb zircon dating, using the most concordant size fraction |  | | Journal (issue) | | included eastern Madagascar, the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan, and the Swat Valley of Pakistan. Brazil remained...formation. The other important region extends from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west through northern India...continued at previously known localities (e.g., Afghanistan and Brazil), and large crystals of heliodor were...particularly from Afghanistan (figure 16) and Myanmar. Continued production of various colors of zircon from Figure...was smaller than in the previous decade), Afghanistan (Kunar and Nuristan provinces), Mozambique (mainly |
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Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan