 | | 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.......and General Mineralogy ......................614 Nuristan Province........................................Pegmatite.................................. 631 Paprok Pegmatites................................ 633...Literature Bio-bibliography Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas |  | | Catalog/List | | Pink Fluorite on Muscovite, Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 9 cm tall x 7 cm wide...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania 12 cm tall x 6.1 cm... Tourmaline in Pollucite, Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan 16.5 cm tall x 14 cm wide ...cm tall x 26.8 cm wide 43 TOURMALINE The Nuristan Mountains, a region once conquered in the 4th...âbubble gumâ pink, the most desirable color from Nuristan, terminating sharply in a very unusual aqua blue/green |  | | Journal (issue) | | smoky quartz and cleavelandite, 14.5 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Pakistan. Collectorâs Edge Minerals specimen;...SEPTEMBERâOCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ......General Mineralogy ........................614 Nuristan Province .......................................Pegmatite .....................................631 Paprok Pegmatites ..................................633...www.budil-minerals.com Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas |  | | Book (volume) | | the opening of our gallery in the Chelsea Art District of NYC. Presenting fine minerals among the worldâs...that I hold dear is the large Morganite with Kunzite from Afghanistan. These are but a small selection...Emerald, Morganite, Heliodor) Beryllonite (with Tourmaline) Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Bismuthinite...Lepidolite) Paprok, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 7 Mimetite Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 32 Morganite (on Quartz...Quartz & Cleavlandite with Feldspar) Mawi, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 40-41 Nifontovite Mina Rey y Reina, Charcas |  | | Catalog/List | | 10:00 AM â 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) Looking almost like...com/6150 73002 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) For those that have...750 73003 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) As if Momeik doesnât |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most...producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and the...aquamarine, and to a lesser extent heliodor, morganite, bixbite (red beryl), and goshenite, are particularly...theme of the 2011 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, morganite, the pink variety of beryl, so well known from...column, the first being emerald (Cook 1993). Morganite is, of course, typically described as pink in |  | | Journal (issue) | | on stilbite, 11.3 cm, from Rahuri, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, lndia. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement...crystal is 26 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. PEZZOTTAITE ...terminated crystals found in 2008 at Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 32 Supplement...crystals to 14 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement to...the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend district, Reynolds County, Missouri. Roberto Appiani photo |  | | Book (volume) | | Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 31 Panasqueira, Portugal, 2, 42 Aquamarine...Namibia, 16, 20 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald) (Red Beryl), Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns...Helvite Jinlong, Guangdong Prov., China, 38 Morganite Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 29 Conselheiro...Pseudoboleite Amelia Mine, Santa RosalĂa, BoleĂł District, Mexico, 33 Pyrite Quiruvilca, Peru, 40 Pyromorphite...Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10, 17 Paprok, Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 14, 39 Veadinho Mine, Governador |  | | Book (volume) | | Namibia, 46 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite) Brazilianite Linopolis Dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil...48 Cumengeite Amelia Mine, Santa RosalĂa, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 66 Diaspore Amatolia..., Guangdong Prov., China, 49 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 13 Powellite (on Scolecite)...East Siberia, Russia, 57 (on Quartz) Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 22 Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the GachalĂĄ mine, GuaviĂł-GuatĂŠque mining district, BoyacĂĄ Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time... from the Knight Vein, Knight mine, Rosiclare district, Illinois. Ex Ocus Stanley Mineral Museum collection;...from the Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Coeur dâAlene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. Joe Budd photo. Supplement |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) (TABLE 2). Crystals âfrozenâ in massive...are, left to right from the upper left, pink morganite beryl (Brazil, 100.99 ct, 35.96 Ă 25.69 mm), blue...(Zimbabwe, 25.67 ct), green elbaite tourmaline (Afghanistan, 12.33 ct), red-violet elbaite tourmaline (Brazil...gem varieties of beryl (aquamarine, heliodor, morganite), spessartine, spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite)...California, USA, 284 g), spodumene (triphane, Afghanistan, 196 g), beryl (Heliodor, Ukraine, 303 g, 14 |  | | Book (volume) | | Namibia, 48, 55 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald) Calcite 884 Mine, near Leiping, Guiyang...inclusions on Copper) Onganja, Seeis, Windhoek District, Namibia, 61 Cassiterite Xuebaoding Mine, Pingwu...Michigan, 17 (with Calcite) Onganja, Seeis, Windhoek District, Namibia, 61 Crocoite Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania...39 Kunzite (on Quartz) Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 30 Mimetite Elura Mine, No1 Level, Cobar, NSW..., Guangdong Prov., China, 10 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 23, 26 Orpiment Shimen Mine |  | | Book (volume) | | California, 58 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite) (Red Beryl) Harris Claim, Wah Wah Mountains,...58 Cumengite Amelia Mine, Santa RosalĂa, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 61 Diaspore Amatolia...Kunene region, Namibia, 13 Morganite Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2,3 Peridot (on Magnetite)...Spodumene (var. Kunzite), Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2, 3 Stibnite (with Calcite) Xikuangshan...San Diego Co., California, 23 Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 19, 34, 44 Pederneira Mine, Minas |  | | Journal (issue) | | 165,179,184 (Emerald) 157 (Heliodor) 43, 81 (Morganite) 69, 113, 149 Beryllonite 93 Bournonite 29 Brazilianite...and Wendell Wilson include the following: The Morganite from the White Queen mine, California (plate 8)...shifted to minerals from Brazil, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the array of great gern minerals found there...precious metals): Beryl (Emerald, Aquamarine, Morganite, etc.) Corundum (Ruby, Sapphire) Zoisite (Tanzanite)... Tourmaline ("Blue-cap") Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California 13.2 cm; The specimen |  | | Report (issue) | | sold Herb Obodda collection of Pakistan and Afghanistan minerals). Jeffâs new, thumbnail-size quartz...Elbaite with albite, 6.5 cm, from Stak Nala, Skardu district, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Your Mineral Collection...two large pegmatite pockets at Stak Nala, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan (Gilgit-Baltistan is the province...development worldwide at the McDermitt mine, Opalite district, Humboldt County, Nevada. The yellow (and photosensitive)...Kleinite, 5.6 cm, from the McDermitt mine, Opalite district, Humboldt County, Nevada. Wrightâs Rock Shop specimen |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection; Michael Bainbridge...âa new mineral storeâ in the central business district of Spokane, Washington, at W. 410 Riverside Avenue...and associated minerals from the Michigan copper district. This is an old time collection,â he said, âcollected...(cobalt-rich), 15.6 cm, from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer district, Morocco. Quartz, 14.5 cm, from the SĂŁo Geraldo...chalcopyrite, 23.7 cm, from Gaskinâs mine, Empire sub-district, Pope County, Illinois. Fluorite, 16.4 cm, from |  | | Journal (issue) | | scalenohedral calcite crystals. The Terlingua mercury district, with a few smaller, adjacent districts in Texas... 15 cm, from the Wagholi quarry complex, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Don and Laura Aaron photo...and feldspar, 10 cm, from Raikot, Chilas, Diamar District, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Don and Laura Aaron...Sodalite (hackmanite), 16 cm, from Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan. Below: Under longwave ultraviolet light. Joe...18.5 cm, from the Frazer's Hush mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, Durham, England. Right: Under longwave |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 30 Ă 18-cm Pakistan morganite on matrix and a 10 Ă 27-cm Brazilian gem morganite; a 20 Ă 20-cm brazilianite;...which is a mere 41 cm long; several large Paprok, Afghanistan, elbaites; and a truly exceptional 31-cm...31-cm aquamarine crystal from the Karur district, India. One of the most interesting specimens is the first...distribution and a similar arrangement based on district distribution, Italian minerals arranged by author |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 30 Ă 18-cm Pakistan morganite on matrix and a 10 Ă 27-cm Brazilian gem morganite; a 20 Ă 20-cm brazilianite;...which is a mere 41 cm long; several large Paprok, Afghanistan, elbaites; and a truly exceptional 31-cm...31-cm aquamarine crystal from the Karur district, India. One of the most interesting specimens is the first...distribution and a similar arrangement based on district distribution, Italian minerals arranged by author |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region Namibia This faceted Cuprite is...Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region Namibia This colossal Cuprite gemstone...- 11.94 Cts. Sweet Home Mine Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA This adorable pink-red...000-$18,000 72011 Gemstone: Morganite - 92.5 Cts. Minas Gerais Brazil Morganite is gaining notoriety as a |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...graduated Tourmaline crystals from the Paprok Mine of Afghanistan ⢠A giant Rwandan Amethyst gemstone... 72007 Malachite on Azurite Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District SavannakhĂŠt Province Laos The secondary Copper...Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co. Illinois, USA Out of the prestigious...on Muscovite Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) Pakistan Of |  | | Journal (issue) | | photo. Mesolite with apophyllite, 14 cm, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Joe Budd photo. Apophyllite...Apophyllite on stilbite, 9.5 cm, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz...stibnite, 8.5 cm, Xionghuang Kuang mine, Wuyu district, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Ex Steve...(albite), 7 cm, Dassu, Haramosh Mountains, Gilgit district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Supplement...COLLECTION Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego County, Califomia. Ex Bill Larson, |  | | Book | | the most colorful and wonderful specimens of the districtâat least, in my opinion. Slices were made of some...small loose boulder that contained yellow beryl, morganite, spessartine, topaz, lepidolite, torbernite, elbaite... Kunzite from Afghanistan The gem-bearing pegmatites near Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, are among...which measures 5 inches across, is from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Both the quartz and tourmaline are...measures 3.75 inches tall. It is from Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Wayne mentions the find in his Ikons and |  | | Catalog/List | | Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Session...Collection LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ⢠Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...Mine (Apex-Dixie Mine), Jarvis Peak, Tutsagubet District, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah...Quarry, Jalgaon, Dindori (Dhindori), Nashik District (Nasik District), Maharashtra, India As straightforward... 53007 WULFENITE Shaft 11, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco |  | | Report (issue) | | Bou Nahas (or Afrou) mine in the Oumjrane-Alnif district near Meknes. Really, though, itâs not that they...============ďĽ Beryl, 2.7 cm, from the Gilgit district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Arkenstone specimen;...specimens, from some unknown site in the Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly Northern Areas)...they have the tabular habit characteristic of morganite, which of course is pink and is cesium-rich, but...the Sahatany Valley (Madagascar), the Paprok mine (Afghanistan), the Himalaya mine (California), Oyo |
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Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan