 | | 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.......Literature Bio-bibliography Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas...September–October, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the world’s finest specimens of elbaite, kunzite spodumene |  | | Journal (issue) | | Manager Thomas P. Moore Tpmoore1@cox.net COVER: ELBAITE with smoky quartz and cleavelandite, 14.5 cm,...SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ......www.budil-minerals.com Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas...September–October, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the world’s finest specimens of elbaite, kunzite spodumene |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals in either habit are found at Badakhshan, Afghanistan; similar transparent pale green to tan...crystals with tapered terminations in marble, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Crystals about 7 x 25 mm. Figure 7. 7...containing small, elongated prismatic crystals of red elbaite are well known to collectors. Freestanding lepidolite... 8 cm tall, on muscovite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. syenite pegmatites. It was first described...pseudomorph after elbaite crystals, Aracuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Figure 16. Two large elbaite crystals (the |  | | Journal (volume) | | the Peshawar gem market to the ruby mines of Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tajikistan, not to mention the Chinese...connections are from Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan or Dubai. We travelled through Afghanistan, while Richard...other countries along the Himalayan range, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and Burma to...five-yearlong civil war in 1997, the province of Badakhshan became semi-independent. Travelling there is...Tajik rubies from the Murgap area in eastern Badakhshan province came to the attention of the international |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Joe Budd photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil;...Eitler collection; Joe Budd photo. (upper right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California;...cm, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Elbaite, 14.5 cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira,...January-February, 2009 KEVIN BROWN COLLECTION Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San...Ex Scott Kleine collection. Jeff Scovil photo. Elbaite, 9.3 cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas |  | | Catalog/List | | 80x50x20nu11. £65. 22) ELBAITE TOURMALJJ';E. Paprok, Nu1istan, Afghanistan. Transparem sin gle bi-coloured...max. £28. 30) MACKMANITE. Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. An intergrown group of seven or eight |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pyromorphite-Carol & Karl Waming collection, page 276; Elbaite-Daniel Nowak collection, page 201; Diamond-Rob...76; Copper-Paul Bordovsky collection, page 33; Elbaite-Jeremy C. Smith collection, page 235 ; Vanadinite'...Rhodonite-Mark Pospisil .collection, page 21 O; Elbaite-Jack Olivier collection, page 204; Cerussite-Joe...Sodalite (hackmanite), 16 cm, from Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan. Below: Under longwave ultraviolet light. Joe...John. Ruby in marble, 5.6 cm, from Jegdalek, Afghanistan. (right: under longwave ultraviolet). Ex Edward |  | Mirakov, M. A., Pautov, L. A., Shodibekov, M. A., Plechov, P. Yu., Karpenko, V. Yu. (2019) A New Scandium-Bearing Variety of Tusionite from the Eastern Pamirs (Tajikistan) Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (8) 809-817 doi:10.1134/s1075701519080087 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 45 km east of the settlement of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan). Miarolitic pegmatites...in association with quartz, K-feldspar, albite, elbaite, Sc-bearing spessartine (up to 0.2 wt % Sc2O3)...related to granite miarolitic pegmatites of the elbaite subtype. In addition to the Southwesternern Pamirs...the district, the settlement of Murghab (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Republic of Tajikistan). Geologically...often intergrown with spessartine, K-feldspar, elbaite, and quartz (Fig. 2). Tusionite has a yellow color |  | | Journal (issue) | | 276). Roberto Appiani photo. Liddicoatite and elbaite crystals to 3.5 cm, with albite, from Forcel Rosso...mine, Panasqueira, Portugal. Jeff Scovil photo. ELBAITE two 9-cm doubly terminated crystals from the Himalaya...crystals found in 2008 at Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 32 Supplement to The Mineralogical...Gerais, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. (above left) ELBAITE 20 cm on quartz, from the Pederneira mine, Sao...crystal with quartz and green elbaite, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto Appiani photo. 48 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | no known source LCT Rare-Element spodumene, elbaite, beryl Little (1942); Foye (1922); Stugard (1953)...batholith LCT Miarolitic beryl, fluorapatite, elbaite Kazmi, Peters, and Obodda (1985); Hassan (2007)...beryl, tourmaline, or topaz. Specimens from Afghanistan, the Northern Areas of Pakistan (now Gilgit-Baltistan)...(now Gilgit-Baltistan) and adjacent areas in Afghanistan have produced an abundance of exceptional pegmatite...pegmatite minerals including topaz, elbaite, schorl, spodumene, aquamarine, apatite, and rarer minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minas Gerais, Brazil. Beth Van Allen photo. 24 Elbaite tourmaline with quartz, 3.7 cm, Pederneira mine...November–December, 2020 Tom & Melissa Campbell Elbaite, 8 cm, from the Sapo mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro...Herb Obodda collection; Robert Mosely photo. Elbaite with muscovite, 6.2 cm, from the Malkhan pegmatite...photo. Londonite-rhodizite with liddicoatite-elbaite, 3.1 cm, from the Antsongombato gem mine, Betafo...Van Allen photo. Fluorapatite on albite with elbaite, 6.9 cm, from the Golconda mine, Governador Valadares |  | | Journal (issue) | | with a better than one inch crystal from Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The color is a dark blue and looks much...color to bright purple in light) from Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The crystals are up lo over an inch, intergrown...NevJS March 2002 Fig. 2 Curved light greenish elbaite embedded in quartz, about 2 inches long, Muione...quartz crystals; with amber-raspberry colored elbaite , the price: $ 1 1,000. The elba ite crystals were...lso we re so cial ite ·pcc im c ns , fr o m the Badakhshan. A fo ha ni stan. John Attard (Attard's M inera |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ex Steve Smale collection; Jeff Scovil photo. Elbaite with quartz, 7 cm, from Sankhuwasabha district...area together in 2011. Jeff Scovil photo. (left) Elbaite, 7.5 cm, from the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district...Record, January–February, 2020 Steve Maslansky Elbaite with quartz and albite, 17.8 cm, from Paprok, Kamesh...Kamesh district, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. Schorl with spessartine on albite...collection, ex Bob Hopper; Jeff Scovil photo. Elbaite, 12.4 cm, from the Pederneira mine, São José da |  | | Journal (issue) | | high in the western Himalayas where the gems of Afghanistan are the subject of renewed exploration and development...regalia may well have their origins in northern Afghanistan and the evidence is assessed. Papers on Burmese... 1994, 24,4 256 The rubies and spinels of Afghanistan a brief history Richard W. Hughes 4894 Briar...about one of the premier sources of antiquity— Afghanistan. The following article is divided into two parts...Important mines are located near Jagdalek and Gharan (Badakhshan). The latter is believed to be the original source |  | | Journal (issue) | | Congo Republic. (7) Sodalite, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite...St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. (5) Elbaite, 2.5 cm, from Sarapulka, 12 km from Mursinka, Ural...mostly thumbnails acquired during his travels in Afghanistan, shown at the 2006 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show...Mineralogical Record, November–December, 2022 Figure 34. Elbaite, 2.8 cm, from San Piero in Campo, Elba, Sicily...collection; Harold and Erica Van Pelt photo. Figure 42. Elbaite with quartz, 2.7 cm, from Sakhan-Gyi, Mogok Stone |  | | Report (issue) | | website specializing in quartz varieties, Pakistan/Afghanistan minerals, and some jewelry on the side. One page...minerals from northern Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan. All of the recessed wall cases and one of the...drop-dead-gorgeous gem crystals of aquamarine, topaz, elbaite, kunzite, etc. to wow the general public (and no...collection. The “mixed” titles of the wall cases are Badakhshan Province; Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Lithium...in); Beryllium; Pakistan Gems & Minerals; and Afghanistan Gem & Minerals. A video wherein Gary Bowersox |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | suite has pelitic samples from three regions: Afghanistan, the Czech Republic, and Maine, USA (Supplementary...spectra, eight spectra were obtained from the Afghanistan sample to complement the larger number of spectra...(dotted line in Fig. 2B). Tourmalines from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, and Nedvědice, Czech Republic, were used...used in the calibration; the Afghanistan samples have lithologic variables greater than the VAD and the...pegmatite in Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The elbaite shows partial replacement by fibrous tourmaline |  | | Journal (issue) | | On page 5 are two photographs of a few of the elbaite specimens from the Detrin Fine Minerals selection... Ortnbr-r 2001 5 l\linc rul Nc w:1 Fig. 5 Elbaite and quartz, quartz crystals up to about 3 inches...last month's issue for a description. Fig. 6 Elbaite from Pederne IRA, Minas Gerais, Brazil, see last...(fluorescent) from Faisabad, Kokcha Va lley. Badakhshan, Afghanistan. These are intense dark blue I inc h crysta...dark stubby amethyst from Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. with lustrous c rys tal s to about 2 x 2 inches |  | | Catalog/List | | with bismuth ... $7.50 (e) chip ... $3.50 f I ELBAITE, Santa Rosa , Minas Gerais, Brasil Bi-colored pastel-green...pastel-green to pastel-cherry singly terminated elbaite . (4 .6 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm). • 83B28 ................1 mm ... $10.00 ELBAITE, San Piero di Campo, Elbe, Italy Superb light pink elbaite thumbnail crystal...$7.50 ELBAITE, Jonas Mine, ltatiatia, Minas Gerais, Brasil Two well-terminated parallel elbaite crystals....... ... .... . ........ . ........... $5.00 ELBAITE, Virgem de La pa, Minas Gerais, Brasil Large selection |  | | Journal (issue) | | Satu mine, source of large morganite crystals and elbaite crystals of various colors. Carlos Cornejo photo...crystals). Elbaite Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Tourmaline, primarily elbaite, has been...production of beautiful tourmaline Figure 37. Elbaite (var. indicolite) crystals on cleavelandite albite...Bergmann specimen; Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 38. Elbaite crystals of two generations, indicolite (blue)...allanite-(Y), androsite-(La), cli- Figure 39. Elbaite crystal, 12.7 cm, showing a green color zone (partially |  | | Journal (issue) | | colorful crystals rang ing from 5 10 9 cm red elbaite on 16 cm quartz from over 20 cm. It is equally...9 Beryl. c ho ndrodite, spincl. Af~harnstan, Badakhshan. Khaash l\lo untain. MN 19-S: 1.2.5.10 Bery l...Nagar, ~IN 19-1 . 1.4.5. 10 Bery l, spodumenc. Afghanistan. Laghman. l\lawr. ~IN 19-1 : 1.-l.5. JO Bcryllon11c...River. MN 19-2: 1.2.5 Drnvi1c. Afgha nistan. Badakhshan. MN 19- 1: 1.4.5. 10 Epido1c?. Afghanis1an, Wadd...Penikat layered complex , MN 19- 10: 10 La pi<, Afghanistan, Bada kh |  | | Journal (issue) | | Phosphat-Pegmatit von Paprok in Afghanistan getätigten Neufund attraktiver Elbaite sehen: typische, pa rallel...wie gewohnt schönen Stufen aus Pakistan und Afghanistan u. a. auch einen etwa Auffällig war auch dieses... Börsen-Report wertes Material aus Pakistan und Afghanistan zum Kauf an, darunter auch einige Neufunde, wie...Beryllonit-Kristallen in typischer Ausbildung von Paprok/ Afghanistan an seinem Stand, wohl ein Material , das im Zuge...- in guten Kristallen (oben, von Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan, Höhe 3 cm, Fa. Weerth-Mineralien). Fotos Bode |  | | Journal (issue) | | John Cornish collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection;...cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 30 Supplement to the Mineralogical...September–October, 2019 35 Tom Cooper (above) Elbaite crystal, 6.8 cm, from the Himalaya mine, San Diego...claim, Custer County, Idaho. Jeff Scovil photo. Elbaite, 8.4 cm, from the Himalaya mine, San Diego County...Tanzanite, 11 cm, Merelani. (5) Diopside, 8 cm, Afghanistan. (6) Spinel, 6 cm, Mogok. (7) Diamond, 3 cm, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Record, volume 33, May–June, 2002 Figure 8. Elbaite scepter crystals to 10.5 cm, from Barra de Salinas...specimens; Wendell Wilson photo. Figure 7. Red elbaite crystal, 12.5 cm, from Barra de Salinas. Steve...collection; Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 9. Red and green elbaite crystals to 10 cm, from a pocket in the Barra de...2002 213 Figure 10. (above) Green and pink elbaite crystals to 3 cm, from Barra de Salinas. Tim Sherburn...photo. Figure 11. (left) Blue, pink and green elbaite crystal, 6.6 cm, from Barra de Salinas. Gene Meieran |  | | Journal (issue) | | ARTICLES 184 Lapis-lazuli from Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan Jean Wyarl, Pierre Bariand, and Jean Filippi...the fine material that has been produced i n Afghanistan for centuries, as described b y Messrs. Wyart...1 183 LAPIS-LAZULI FROM SAR-E-SANG, BADAKHSHAN, AFGHANISTAN B y Jean W y a r t , Pierre Bariand, a...lapis-lazuli deposits at Sar-e-Sang i n Badakhshan, Afghanistan, have provided the raw material for objects...from the mines of Badalzhshan, in what is now Afghanistan. Mesopotomia was the commercial center for this |
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