| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Tourmaline | ⓘ4 photos of Albite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Albite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Spodumene | ⓘ4 photos of Albite associated with Spodumene at this locality. |
| Elbaite | ⓘ4 photos of Albite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 158011 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:158011:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b6e4d9c1-6f41-43d7-9653-d24cf0d6b6a8 |
| Localities for Albite in this Region |
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| Aranas pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Boni pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Drumgal pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Inshakhar pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Jamanak Mine, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Lower Pasghushta deposit, Pasghushta pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Upper Pasghushta deposit, Pasghushta pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Pashki pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Pramgal pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Tsamgal pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Wozgul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Yaryghul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘJamanak Mine, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘYaryghul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘUpper Pasghushta deposit, Pasghushta pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘWozgul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘLower Pasghushta deposit, Pasghushta pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘPachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘKantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘDrumgal pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘPramgal pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘPashki pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| References |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | 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................and Korgal Pegmatites.............. 630 Kulam Pegmatite.................................. 631 Paprok Pegmatites...Pegmatites................................ 633 Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pezzottaite. All of these occur in evolved granitic pegmatite bodies. Pegmatites are intrusive igneous rocks...smoky quartz, K-feldspar (variety green amazonite), albite (variety cleavelandite), tourmaline-group minerals...pezzottaite, from the Parun pegmatite field of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan. Mindat.org also lists...lists the Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field of Konar Province, Afghanistan, as a source of pezzottaite, but the...more “trapiche”-style species than any other such field in the world, so it is no surprise that the first |  | | 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 .............and Korgal Pegmatites ...............630 Kulam Pegmatite .....................................631 Paprok...Pegmatites ..................................633 Parun Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province |
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