 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Province, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 3 (above). Lazurite, 5 cm high, Sar-e-sang, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan...Badakhshan, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 4 (above right). Calcite, 1.3 cm high, Tsumeb, Namibia; 2003...8 (top). Beryl, variety morganite, 10.2 cm across, Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan; 2002 photo...4 cm across, Kokcha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 7 (above). Beryl, variety aquamarine...2012 Figure 11 (top left). Schorl, albite, and beryl, variety aquamarine, 7.5 cm high, Dassu, Skardu |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pictorial Figure 4 (left). Beryl, variety aquamarine, 10.7 cm high, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan... 2.4 cm high, Sar-e-Sang, Kokscha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Alex Schauss specimen. Figure 10...Afghanite, 2.3 cm long, and calcite, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Keith and Mauna Proctor specimen |  | | Catalog/List | | LAZULI Kokcha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan. Crystals to 32mm. 105x88x43mm. £85 1 AFGHAN ITE Kokcha River...Badakshan, Afghanistan. Main crystal 26mm. 61x27x26mm. £52 3 EMERALD (Beryl) Paushir, Afghanistan. Crystals...Huza Valley, Pakistan. Main crystal 8mm. 50x45x32mm. £48 9 TOURMALINE Petch, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Crystals...18mm. 63x50x27mm. £72 2 RHODIZITE Kokcha River, Badakshan, Afghanistan. Crystals to 15mm. 23x23x23mm. £22...ANDRADITE GARNET Gulbahar, Ghazin Province, Afghanistan. Crystals to 10mm. 40x34x18mm. £32 7 VESUVIANITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | 11 tragedy, an? the_start of e bombing of Afghanistan on Oct. 7, the Pak1s_tam bor~er t:ily of Peshawar...and Laghman, also at the sodalite deposit in Badakhshan, where the seasonal snow was the determining...started to see all of the latest production Crom Badakhshan-sodalites, hackmanites, afghanites. numerous...provided the exact locale. It is from Iran, not Afghanistan, the village is Soghan, in a tribal area near...Minjan. This is a Tajik speaking area in the Kokcha Valley about 80 km from the capital of Faizabad and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | attractive icing on the more spectacular crystals of beryl, topaz, and tourmaline. Even the common minerals...CO, USA Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Jacobson (1993); Switzer...Granite in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Menzies and Boggs (1993);...biotite-hornblende granite quartz, microcline, beryl Moore (2009); Ross (1925) 7 South Platte district...metamorphic rocks, no known source NYF Rare-Element beryl, columbite, samarskite Jahns (1946) 11 McHone |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | West mine, Congo Republic. (7) Sodalite, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia...Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany. (8) Aquamarine beryl, 2.4 cm, from Slieve Corra, Mourne Mountains, County...thumbnail mineral specimens” published in the Antelope Valley (California) Gem and Mineral Club bulletin, mentioned...mostly thumbnails acquired during his travels in Afghanistan, shown at the 2006 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show...(variety hackmanite), 2.6 cm, from the Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. James Madison University collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | ARTICLES 184 Lapis-lazuli from Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan Jean Wyarl, Pierre Bariand, and Jean Filippi...Robert Crowningshield 217 Nonfading Maxixe-Type Beryl? K. Nassau and B. E. Prescott 220 The Cutting Properties...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geography of Strange Lands and Faraway Places--Afghanistan, for Example: A Review Article La Geographie...GEOGRAPHY OF STRANGE LANDS AND FARAWAY PLACES-AFGHANISTAN, FOR EXAMPLE A Review Article* Aloys A. Michel...Geography at Yale University. His field researchin Afghanistan during 1957-1958 was sponsored by the National...publication of Johannes Humlhm's La Geographie de 1'Afghanistan (Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1959) 421 pp., $40. ...make a start in New Guinea or Afghanistan. A GEOGRAPHY OF AFGHANISTAN Considering these handicaps and |  | | Book | | in this category is the Nuristan District of Afghanistan, which over the past 10 years has produced some...Plateau Region Afghanistan Badakshan District, Kokcha Valley, Northeast Afghanistan Nuristan District...District, Laghman Province, Northeast Afghanistan References 65 67 68 CONTENTS 7. Iran (Persia) Nishapur...District, Northeast of Sverdlovsk Sanarka River Valley District, Near Troick (Troitzk), Southern Ural...crystals of cinnabar from China, the kunzites from Afghanistan, and the topazes and beryls from the Urals, just |  | | Journal (issue) | | Scovil photo. (lower right) Aquamarine beryl, 10.5 cm, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northem Areas, Pakistan ; Marc...January-February, 2009 DAVID BRISTOL COLLECTION Aquamarine (beryl) on cleavelandite (albite), 7 cm, Dassu, Haramosh...January-February, 2009 KEVIN BROWN COLLECTION Red beryl, 2.1-cm crystal, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County...Minette collection. Jeff Scovil photo. Emerald beryl, 3.8 cm, Cosquez mine, Muzo, Boyaca, Colombia. Jeff...Africa. Joe Budd photo. Aquamarine beryl, 10 cm, Blue mine, Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas |  | | Journal (issue) | | Landslides Rcvisucd and the Second Annual BaValley 5 ~111 T rad Race, 19-9, 1.2,4-9, Buchol,~ rhom::t...nile, sodal11e , Afg ha nistan, !l:,dakhsltan, Kokcha Valley. MN 19-1 : 1,4,5, 10 Aikinite. g lad1tc , lclaho...t. smok y quart,. Paki stan. J\pahgun , !lraldu Valley. MN 19- 1: l.4,5, I0 Albi1c , nuor::1p:1111c,,_...1.2.5 Beryl, Pakistan. !lyansapr. Braldu Va lley and l\lingo ra. Swat. MN 19-8: 1,2.5. 10 Beryl, Pakistan...Dogoro. lower Basha Vallcy, I\IN 19-9: 1,2 ,4.9 Beryl. cal i1c, gamc:1. 1!p1dotc. quanz, schedik·. smoky |  | | Catalog/List | | spodumene, cornetite, copper, malachite, magnetite, beryl, chalcocite, chrysocolla , geothite, gypsum, arfvedsonite... $37.50 QUARTZ on RHODOCHROSITE (DIALOGITE), BERYL, Habachtal, Salzburg, Austria Excellent cluster...$5.00 LAZURITE, near Firgamu, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan , Afghanistan Crude dodechahedral lazurite crystal...lapidary use. GOLDEN BERYL, Brasil • 83860 (a) Very clean medium-yellow golden beryl oval (6 x 8 mm). Polishing...$25.00 (b) Excellent medium to dark-yellow golden beryl oval (8 x 10 mm). Well cut , flaw under girdle |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...contributed to its richness in tourmaline. Conversely, beryl is rather rare, though corroded masses of orange-pink...Record, volume 39, May–June, 2008 Tourmaline, Beryl and Other Pegmatite Minerals from the Peninsular...the most prolific source of elbaite, morganite beryl, kunzite spodumene, and other pegmatite minerals...2008 notable occurrences of pink beryl (morganite), blue-green beryl (aquamarine), topaz, spessartine |  | | Journal (issue) | | ct emerald was identified as originating from Afghanistan, although it contains a strong gota de aceite...provide evidence that this emerald originated from Afghanistan. 116 THE JOURNAL OF GEMMOLOGY, 38(2), 202 2...data, AGL determined that this stone is from Afghanistan. This is the first documentation of the gota...initially the locality referred only to the Kashmir valley located in Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed region...spectroscopy. Photochromic scapolite is well known from Afghanistan (McClure et al. 2005; Allen et al. 2014). It |  | | Report (issue) | | Tongbei BY BERTOLD OTTENS 70 Pakistan and Afghanistan: Garnet from the Roof of the World BY DUDLEY...embedded in schist. Almandine from this Alpine valley has been mined since the eighteenth century for...Sturgeon Falls in Ontario, Canada (Ontario's River Valley also produces collectible almandine crystals)....photo Above: Almandine from an occurence near River Valley, Nipsing District, Ontario, Canada; 9. 2 cm tall...garnets in the pegmatites of the Connecticut River Valley, but none have quite matched the quality or romance |  | | Journal (issue) | | Beryllium- and tungsten-bearing sapphires from Afghanistan • Aggregate of black synthetic moissanite and...update • Pargasite from Tanzania • Scapolite from Afghanistan • Tourmaline from Mt. Marie, Maine • Imitations...showed the presence of CO2 and type I H2O in the beryl structural channels. G em-quality aquamarine has...used to investigate H2O and CO2 molecules in the beryl structural channels, as these can show differences...(1995). To study the characteristics of H2O in the beryl channels, we recorded IR spectra from portions of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mining Associates, Inc., and mined opal at Virgin Valley, Nevada for two summers, subleasing the Royal Peacock...principal city of the entire Jequitinhonha River valley (COMIG-Projeto Espinhaço, 2002). Eucalyptus trees...piezoelectric properties, columbite/tantalite, mica and beryl. Two authors of this article (Bartorelli and Cornejo)...did not find a market. On the other side of the valley, nestled near the visited area, there are pegmatites...also 323 Figure 12. A view of the Fanado River Valley area in Capelinha, with several garimpo operations |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1972. W e reported upon the stone tested as "blue beryl". O u r customers wanted " a q u a m a r i n e "...student reaction to such a blue-colour stone having beryl indices. Since most of our post-diploma students...down their results as aquamarine—all p u t blue beryl. T h e trade knows a n d understands w h a t is...disposal, i.e. selling a n d re-selling, of the blue beryl we reported upon, it seemed that some doubts h a...colour. Were they naturally occurring heat-treated beryl or h a d they been irradiated? 293 W e are fortunate |  | | 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...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...by Robert Weldon. 294 Localities of the 1990s BERYL Emerald. Colombia still reigned throughout the 1990s...once were. Deposits in Afghanistan (Panjshir Valley) and Pakistan (Swat Valley) produced fine-quality |  | | Journal (issue) | | International Update on benitoite • Large cat’s-eye beryl from India • Emerald mining techniques at the Kagem...Cu-bearing tourmaline from Mozambique • Sodalite from Afghanistan • Pseudo-chatoyancy and -asterism in sphalerite...colors. Courtesy of Allerton Cushman & Co., Sun Valley, Idaho; photo by R. Weldon. About the same time... (The deposits also yielded other gems such as beryl, chrysoberyl, diamond, garnet, quartz, tourmaline...Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in Central Asia. Rubies from both Pakistan and Afghanistan 250 RUBY |  | | Book | | Benitoite 130 130 Idocrase Intaglio 90 Axinite Beryl 130 Hydrophane 81 90 Demantoid 70 Halbanite...cited benitoite and the medium to slightly dark red beryl, but their point is well taken. It is interesting...diamonds, and a 75- rarely, tunnels to reach the beryl or tourmaline crystals found in a pegmatite. Be-...garimpeiros (grimpar means “to climb”). maline, beryl, topaz, and spodumene. Voids are not always completely...Badakhscan, 5 by 5 cm. Sorbonne collection Afghanistan rocks with no direct relationship to intrusions; |  | | Journal (issue) | | of this new cesium-rich member of the beryl group. 302 Red Beryl from Utah: A Review and Update James...world’s only known occurrence of gem-quality red beryl. pg. 299 REGULAR FEATURES _____________________...optical centers • Gem-quality afghanite • Blue beryl discovery in Canada • Gem-quality corundum from...THE COVER Within the beryl group, two of the rarest gem materials are red beryl and the new mineral pezzottaite...occurrence of gem-quality red beryl in the world: the Ruby Violet (or Red Beryl) mine in Utah’s Wah Wah Mountains |  | | Journal (issue) | | Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Treasurer Jack Nieburger, 25231 Pico Vista, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 (909) 242-1777 e-mail: jnieburger@aol...Treasurer Jack Nieburger, 25231 Pico Vista, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 (909) 242-1777 e-mail: jnieburger@aol...Knightstown, IN 46148; Tel: (765) 345-5514 Mississippi Valley Chapter For Chapter Information contact: Lawrence...He traveled from São Paolo through the Paraiba Valley, crossed Mantiqueira Hill, and investigated the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lazuli with calcite and pyrite present mined in Afghanistan; Leaf gold atop matrix mined in Clear Creek County...off an old parcel of Mintabie opal from Crystal Valley Opalfield and uploaded to our website. Small/medium...RG3/20 ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND ARE YOURS TO KEEP Open...military forces of the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) wrested control of Badakhshãn Province from...central government of Afghanistan. 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Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan