Regional Report: Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan

Ref.: Narodniy, V.M. and Shwarkov, S.L. (1965) Report on the reslts of survey and prospecting for beryl carried out in 1963-64 in the eastern part of Afghanistan with the reserves assessment of the Darrahe Pech rare metal-bearing pegmatite deposit. Kabul, Rec. Off. DCMS, 1965.

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Albite - 3, 1

Apatite-(CaF) - 1, 5

'Aquamarine' - 1

Bavenite - 1

Beryl - 3, 1

Biotite - 1

Chloritoid - 1

'Cleavelandite' - 1

Columbite-(Fe) - 1

Columbite-(Mn) - 1

Elbaite - 1

'Goshenite' - 1

'Kunzite' - 1

Lazurite - 1

Lepidolite - 1

Microcline - 1

'Morganite' - 1

Muscovite - 1

Pezzottaite - 1

Pollucite - 1

Quartz - 1

'Rubellite' - 1

'Scapolite' - 1

Schorl - 1

Spessartine - 1

Spodumene - 3, 1, 2

Tantalite - 1

Tantalite-(Mn) - 1

Topaz - 1

Viitaniemiite - 1

Zircon - 1

31 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan
2	Ghash Mine, Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan
3	Guskak Mine, Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan

4	Managi, Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan
5	Paroon Mine, Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan

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