Locality type: | Village |
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Species: | 'Dravite-Uvite Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
Comments: | Ian Nicastro notes at https://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,105,414229,414229,page=1#msg-414229 that "Dravite and Dravite-Uvite attributed to Koksha Valley are likely from Hazrat Saeed specifically, since multiple specimens attributed to Koksha Valley have turned up with both sapphire and blue dravite in the same mica matrix. And Hazrat Saeed appears to be the only Sapphire source in Koksha Valley." |
Habit: | trigonal prism |
Colour: | blue and green |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dravite-Uvite Series data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hazrat Said, Yamgan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1079983 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1079983:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 8d8ea373-e184-47a1-a8d7-5f0e8f296678 |
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| | 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...Paris, France. The authors are very grateful to M. Said Hachem Mirzad and his collaborators for their help |
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