 | | 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...............614 Nuristan Province........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite...............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites.............. 630 Kulam Pegmatite...................................................... 633 Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (issue) | | quartz and cleavelandite, 14.5 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Pakistan. Collector’s Edge Minerals specimen;...SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ............614 Nuristan Province ...........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite ............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites ...............630 Kulam Pegmatite .....................................................633 Parun Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com No pegmatite mineral collection is complete without octahe-...Fluorite is almost always a late-stage mineral in pegmatite cavities, forming a colorful, attractive icing... and tourmaline. Even the common minerals of microcline, bladed albite, and smoky quartz are enhanced...training, with a long-term specialty in collecting pegmatite minerals. He currently works in Chengdu, Sichuan...13 August 2013 2 Locality Parental Granite Pegmatite Class Mineral associates of significance Crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The gemmy, intense purple apatites from this pegmatite mine have made Pulsifer the premier locality for...County, Massachusetts. Rather than a granite pegmatite, the geological environment in which this specimen...pegmatites and Alpine clefts of Pakistan and Afghanistan (Blauwet 2013; Rakovan 2013a); the carbonatehosted...geological affiliations. Country Locality Geology Afghanistan Khash, Kuran, and Wa Munjan districts, Badakhshan...Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Kunar Province; Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan Province |  | | Report (issue) | | specialize in “affordable” Tsumeb and Kalahari Manganese Field (N’Chwaning etc.) specimens. Among their interesting...crystal, about 15 cm, from the Mawi pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Collector’s Edge Minerals specimen;...000 Euros. Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystal cluster on microcline with ilmenite (?), 4.6 cm, from Zagi Mountain...ruby deposit, Surobi District, Kabol Province, Afghanistan. It’s a fine crystal with a good termination...located in the western part of the Surkh-Rod pegmatite field. Unfortunately we have never had an article |  | | Journal (issue) | | is particularly optimized for application in the field of medicine. In this connection it is of great interest...emerald, morganite, NE Afghanistan Introduction The mountainous country of Afghanistan has been known for...occurrence of beryls in Afghanistan Beryl-bearing pegmatites occur in the NE part of Afghanistan, mainly in the...mined in the Nilaw, Mawi and Kurghal regions of Laghman Province from cavities in pegmatite veins (Figure...Ghursalak (Konar Province) and Panjshir Valley in NE Afghanistan were provided by Mr Jacek Szczerba. Investigations |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection; Michael Bainbridge...terrain throughout much of the Pacific Northwest made field collecting more difficult than in areas to the south...community and dealers to serve them gradually evolved. Field collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest...1923, at the age of 27, and became an enthusiastic field collector along with his first wife Hilda. It was...Agate and Mineral Society (OAMS) and took part in field trips to collect more agates, thunder eggs, petrified |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogical Record to recognize individuals for field collecting achievements contributing to the heritage...school field trips for his wife’s third grade classes, Bob started “Geology Adventures,” a field-trip business...lived. Lanny and I had been working on publishing a field guide to all of the Cascade volcanoes. One of us...ruby-red spinel. This fame is widespread in the field of gemology, but mineral collectors may be less...visitor (Calhoun, 1929) of “a closely drilled oil field on a primitive scale.” The routines by which a licensee |  | | Journal (issue) | | deposits, and consequently with such severely limited field collecting opportunities, should foster a hot-bed...locations and contemporary deposits developed by field collectors. Size is not the main focus, as quality...Roberts, and subsequently discovered several new pegmatite minerals in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Bill...Almandine-spessartine on albite, 4.9 mm, Poaia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Beth Van Allen photo. ...(tiny pink spheres), 5-mm view, from the Tip Top pegmatite, Fourmile, Custer County, South Dakota. Thomas |  | | Journal (issue) | | Congo Republic. (7) Sodalite, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite...in Afghanistan, shown at the 2006 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (with pictures of him “in the field”)....You paid good money for your specimens (or the field-equivalent in blood, sweat and tears), so you might...2.6 cm, from the Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. James Madison University collection, ex Peter...morphology and symmetry has evolved into a fertile field for beginning collectors, an inexpensive hobby for |  | | Catalog/List | | Cts. Himalaya Mine (Himalaya dikes; Himalaya pegmatite) Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co...online. 72091 Gemstone: Apatite - 32.28 Cts. Afghanistan Apatite is a fairly common Phosphate mineral...Nonetheless, this gorgeous emerald cut stone from Afghanistan is a stunner and weighs in at a substantial 32...82.02 Cts. Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar Afghanistan Kunzite is the most popular...gemstone is top-caliber. The sizable example from Afghanistan weighs in at over 82 carats and features the |  | | Journal (issue) | | across, and more. Exploitation of this remarkable pegmatite continued intermittently until 1937, when the...bed. lt proved to be topaz from a Precambrian pegmatite cutting coarse-grained reddish granites of the...from Barringer Hili; K. Nash specimen and photo. Microcline, 8.5 cm, from Lake Buchanan, Llano County; Bruce...(including the 15.5-carat "Star of Arkansas") on recent field trips to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro...Sodalite (hackmanite), 16 cm, from Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan. Below: Under longwave ultraviolet light. Joe |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities and also localities worldwide. His favorite field-collecting sites ran the gamut from British Columbia...Missouri Minerals. He would often spend summers field collecting with a local minister, Durban Thorpe...group involved in mineral collecting; they took field trips to the Mesa Grande district, the Crestmore...maintained his mineral hobby, leveraging his time in the field near excavation projects to collect mineral specimens...his home. Whether at home, at a show or in the field, Chuck was unfailingly friendly and humble, willing |  | | Journal (issue) | | Amethyst. 10 x 21 cm. Yuzhakova pit, Alabashka pegmatite field, Urals, Russia. MRdK No 13208. f. Topaz with...Rubellite (elbaite), crystal 14 x 18 cm. Alabashka pegmatite field, Urals, Russia. MRdK Original label (only...800 grams. A rubellite crystal with albite on microcline from Murzinka Original leuchtenbergite specimens...growth centers reside because of the crystal force field concentration. Then, as mentioned, the growth tendency...Smithsonian Institution. Wayne and Dona were active field collectors, collecting all over the world. Wlyne |  | | Book | | consists of ilmenite. magnetite, anatase, biotite, microcline and minor fluorapatite (Robinson and Chamberlain...AFRICA SoumAFRicA N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari field, Northern Cape [Cape] Province. Although not quite...mcdougallminerals.com, 2015). Wessels mine, Kalahari field, Northern Cape [Cape] Province. Mining began in...Swanson quarry, East Haddam, Middlesex County. The pegmatite of the Swanson quarry is locally famous for its...2002). AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE Nanro [Naquissupa] pegmatite, Alto Ligonha district, Zambezia Province. In |  | | Book | | Chrysolite 82 Chrysoprase 82 Coral Amazonite (Microcline) Amber (Succinite) Amblygonite 60 67 60 ...Marcasite 125 151 152 153 Meerschaum Melanite Microcline 153 153 153 Contents Moldavite 153 Moonstone...identify gems and cannot be considered a gemology field guide or handbook. Previously unpublished photographs...Henry VIIl of England did when they met on the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520 in the hope of political...reach the beryl or tourmaline crystals found in a pegmatite. Be- pound accommodations golden gems, with |
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