Regional Report: Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan

NOTE: Nuristan province sensu strictu (http://www.mindat.org/loc-135473.html) became officially recognised in 2001 (wikipedia) or 2004 (statoids.com), but was already known for 10 years. It was formed from the northern parts of Laghman Province and Konar (Kunar) Province. The capital of the Nuristan Province is Nuristan. Note, however, that "Nuristan" is also the traditional name for the region that encompasses these three current provinces and the name is still often used in that fashion. Ref.: Feruz, N.M. and Denikaev, Sh.Sh. (1976) Intrusive and ultrametamorphic rocks of Nuristan and Eastern Badakhshan (North-Eastern Afghanistan). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 226(1). - Bariand, P. and Poullen, J.F. (1978). Famous mineral localities: The pegmatites of Laghman - Nuristan - Afghanistan. Mineralogical Record. 9: 301-308.

For full locality listing click here. Alternatively: Click here for heirarchical list of localities in Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan

Albite - 8, 1, 2, 10, 11, 12

Amblygonite - 1

'Apatite' - 6

Apatite-(CaF) - 6

'Aquamarine' - 8, 6

Beryl - 2, 5, 9, 10, 11

Biotite - 2

Cassiterite - 10

'Cleavelandite' - 6

'Columbite-Tantalite' - 10

Cookeite - 6

Elbaite - 8, 6

'Emerald' - 7, 4

Eosphorite - 5

'Kunzite' - 8, 6, 10

Lepidolite - 8, 1, 5, 10

Microcline - 8, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11

Microlite - 10

Montmorillonite - 8

'Morganite' - 8, 6

Muscovite - 8, 2, 5, 10, 11

'Oligoclase' - 5, 10

Petalite - 1, 12

Pollucite - 1, 5, 10, 12

Quartz - 8, 6, 10

Schorl - 2, 5, 10

Spessartine - 8, 6

Spodumene - 8, 6, 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 3

Stibiotantalite - 8

Tantalite - 5

Tantalite-(Mn) - 8, 5, 10

Topaz - 8, 6

'Tourmaline' - 8, 5, 10, 12

33 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Alinghar Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
2	Darrahe-Nur (Dara-i-Nur; Darai-Nur; Derai-Nur) pegmatite field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
3	Khauraz, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
4	Korgun mine, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
5	Kurghal (Korghal) Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
6	Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan

7	Lamonda mine, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
8	Mawi pegmatite, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
9	Mundel Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
10	Nilaw-Kolum Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
11	Shahidan Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
12	Shamakat Pegmatite Field, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan

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