 | | Journal (issue) | | from Brazil | Ruby from Central Madagascar | Spessartine from Engare Naibor, Tanzania | Update on Colourless...samples, and compares them to emeralds from Afghanistan and elsewhere in Pakistan. The Chitral emerald...bluish (almost colourless) beryl crystal from Afghanistan, which measures 11.5 mm in the c-axis direction...bluish, almost colourless beryl crystal from Afghanistan (Figure 4) that has a short prismatic habit with...Schmetzer and photomicrograph (b) by H. A. Gilg. Afghanistan thus indicates that the crystal has undergone |  | | Report (issue) | | specimens of spessartine. These are matrix plates covered densely with lustrous, wine-red spessartine crystals...calcite, from a ânew findâ somewhere in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. The specimens are very flashy on a...lime-green crystals of diopside nestled among the spessartine dodecahedrons. For the specimen shown here Jeff...===================ďĽ Spessartine, 8.5 cm, from Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Mineral Movies specimen;...the survey in the high Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. In Peter Lyckbergâs big article in our September-October |  | | Book (volume) | | hKunz i t e onQuar t zandCl eav el andi t e Mawi ,Laghman,Nur i s t anPr ov . ,Af ghani s t an ( Cov erMi... (on Quartz) 51 Garnet (see also Grossular, Spessartine) Gold Round Mountain Mine, Round Mountain Dist...region, Namibia, 13 Morganite Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2,3 Peridot (on Magnetite) Naran-Kagan...Smithsonite (Cuprosmithsonite) Tsumeb, Namibia, 36 Spessartine Garnet Nani Hill, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania...Spodumene (var. Kunzite), Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2, 3 Stibnite (with Calcite) Xikuangshan |  | | 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.......Literature Bio-bibliography Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas...SeptemberâOctober, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...pegmatites in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the worldâs finest |  | | Book (volume) | | Co., Illinois, 63 Garnet (see also Grossular, Spessartine) Gold Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California...Africa, 39 Kunzite (on Quartz) Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 30 Mimetite Elura Mine, No1 Level, Cobar...Guangdong Prov., China, 10 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 23, 26 Orpiment Shimen Mine, Shimen...Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Namibia, 64 Spessartine (with Quartz & Schorl) Shigar Valley, Skardu...Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 59 Paroon, Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Pederneira Mine, |  | | Book (volume) | | Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 59 Garnet (see also Spessartine) Gold Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa Co., California...Guangdong Prov., China, 49 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 13 Powellite (on Scolecite) Nasik, India...Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 66 Spessartine (with Quartz) Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan...Siberia, Russia, 57 (on Quartz) Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 22 Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 9 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | [University of Kent] at 15:29 06 November 2014 Spessartine Marienfluss, Northern Namibia I n a recent...both almandine and the closely related species spessartine have made them a historically important and relatively...of this yearâs Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, spessartine has been chosen as this issueâs Connoisseurâs...a fine spessartine specimen from Marienfluss, northern Namibia, has been chosen. Spessartine, because...yellow, orange, and red; almost pure end-member spessartine is bright orange. It is typically transparent |  | | Journal (issue) | | spodumene ) , LiAl(SiO3)2 , Mawi , Laghman province , Afghanistan 12,5 X 6,2 X 3,3 cms â . 3 3. Garnet...3,5 X 4 3 cms) ; . Ca3Al2Si3O12 , Laghman valley , Afghanistan (3,7 X 3,3 X 2,8 . cms ; crystal 2...(var. Hessonite, Ca3Al2Si3O12) , Laghman valley , Nuristan , Afghanistan . Size of specimen 3,6 X 2,9 X...7,2 .-cms. â . 21 10,3 10,6 . 21 21. Garnet spessartine ,Thapsana,Paros Island,Aegean Sea , Greece. Size...Quartzite. Very rich specimens of this rare Mica; - Spessartine xx , Mt. Skoumbi, Andros Island, Aegean Sea / |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals in either habit are found at Badakhshan, Afghanistan; similar transparent pale green to tan crystals...tapered terminations in marble, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Crystals about 7 x 25 mm. Figure 7. 7 Phlogopite...near Ramona, California, associated with orange spessartine and white albite (Foord et al. 1989). Large,...lepidolite, to about 2 cm wide, with orange spessartine and white albite, Little Three mine, Ramona district...South Africa, associated with quartz, magnetite, spessartine, and several manganese-rich silicates. It forms |  | | Catalog/List | | Quartz Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan 8 cm tall x 15.2 cm wide x 12.7 cm deep Afghanistan has been a...6.3 cm tall x 1.9 cm diameter 38 39 40 Spessartine with Smoky Quartz Grossular Garnet Tongbei |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/loi/tigr20 The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan a a L.N. Rossovskiy , V.M. Chmyrev & A.S. Salakh... Salakh (1977) The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan, International Geology Review, 19:12, 1429-1432...page/terms-and-conditions The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan Downloaded by [University of Montana] at 21:06...Sinsiang ( China), Burma, and New England (USA). In Afghanistan pegmatite veins with kunzite are found in the... Investigations of rare-metal pegmatites of Afghanistan by Soviet geologists from 1971 through 1973 led |  | | Journal (issue) | | SEPTEMBERâOCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ......www.budil-minerals.com Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas...SeptemberâOctober, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...pegmatites in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the worldâs finest...decades the gem-bearing pegmatites of northeastern Afghanistan, together with similar pegmatites in nearby regions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and the...crystal on albite with quartz from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The 12.2-cm-high specimen is in the Gene and...crystal on albite from Nuristan, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Scott Rudolph specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...and albite from Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Fisher-Kureczka specimen, Jesse Fisher photo...with quartz and albite from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Gene and Roz Meieran specimen, Jeff Scovil photo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tanzania) and one isotropic grossular (sample 4 from Afghanistan) were refined with the Rietveld method, cubic...Frank-Kamenetskaya et al. 2007). Some grossular, spessartine, andradite, uvarovite, and hydrogarnet samples...for each sample. The isotropic grossular from Afghanistan (4. Grs91Adr6) is a single Fig. 1. Projection...(Grs51Adr43). The isotropic sample 4 from Laghman, Afghanistan, is pale brown (Grs91Adr6). Under crosspolarized...almandine (FeKa, AlKa, SiKa), rutile (TiKa), spessartine (MnKa), and chromite (CrKa)]. Based on EMPA results |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the SE coast magmatic belt NYF Miarolitic spessartine, helvite Ottens (2005); Liu (2006); Chen et...cavities have produced specimens of lustrous red spessartine on smoky quartz, potassium feldspar, and muscovite...localities are usually described as the âWushan Spessartine mine,â near Tongbei village, Yunxiao County,...a potassium feldspar matrix, associated with spessartine, muscovite, and smoky quartz are the most desir-...feldspar, specimen 4.5 Ă 3.7 cm, from the Wuhan Spessartine quarry, near Tongbei Village, Yunxiao County |  | | Journal (issue) | | increasing visibility that HAMS has enjoyed. Spessartine with cleavelandite (albite) and quartz, 9 cm...mine, Crna, Mezica, Slovenia. Joe Budd photo. Spessartine with smoky quartz, 12 cm, Tongbei area, Yunxiao...Elbaite, 12.S cm, Darrai-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. Amazonite (microcline) with...spodumene, 42 cm, Darra-i-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. 82 Supplement to The Mineralogical...marble, Rabot, Sar-e-Sang district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. 92 Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dietrich Famous Mineral Localities: The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afganistan ...........................Obodda Fine Mineral Specimens Specializing in Afghanistan minerals Kunzite, Tourmaline, Beryl, A patite...few years from the pegmatite fields in eastern Afghanistan. In the region of Nuristan, the pegmatites appear...Cedex 05, France INTRODUCTION Until recently, Afghanistan was principally renowned in the world of the...the Figure 1. Alingar Canyon near Nuristan, Afghanistan. The Mineralogical Record, September â October |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | whiteschists from Sare Sang ( Western Hindu Kush, Afghanistan) S.W. Faryad * Department of Geology and Mineralogy...Science B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Afghanistan; Amphibolite facies; Badakhshan; High-pressure;...lithotectonic units based on Geological Map of Afghanistan (Dronov and Feoktistov, 1980). 1, Archaean terrigenous...Oligocene granitic rocks of the Western Hindu Kush and Laghman batholiths; KL, Kohe Lal; CB, Central Badakhshan...Western Hindu Kush and Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan; the rest occurs in Tajikistan (Fig. 1). Following |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals found in 2008 at Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 32 Supplement to The Mineralogical...with quartz and green elbaite, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto Appiani photo. 48 Supplement...(with crystals to 11 cm), from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto Appiani photo. 52 Supplement to The...ELBAITE 18.5-cm crystal, from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto Appiani photo. EPIDOTE 13 cm, from...ELBAITE 10-cm crystal, from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | ARTICLES 192 A Status Report on Gemstones from Afghanistan Gary W. Bowersox A Proposed New Classification...of publishing the article on gemstones from Afghanistan that leads off this issue, we approached some...REPORT ON GEMSTONES FROM AFGHANISTAN By Gary W. Bowersox A l t h o u g h Afghanistan h a s historically been...192 Gemstones from Afghanistan A lthough the political situation in Afghanistan continues to be very... have emerged from the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan within the last few years. Small amounts of fine |  | | Report (issue) | | deposits of the high mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once into the project, however, we realized...Sharif .PtHKhomri r1orirud Herilt ... Kabul Afghanistan 0 â˘Ghaznl ⢠Oelaram ⢠Kandahar ⢠Bhatinda...thousands of mag nificent mineral specimens from Afghanistan and Pakistan that are housed in many of today's...My first encounter with the mineral riches of Afghanistan came in 1972 when I saw a small collection of...had obtained the specimens at their source in Afghanistan, and they are now part Elbaite and Diamond Pendant |  | | Report (issue) | | to this series Facing page: Faceted pyrope-spessartine from Kenya 99.5 carats Houston Museum of Natural...KOURlMSKY AND JAROSLAV HYRďż˝L Classic Garnets: Spessartine BY GLORIA STAEBLER, DUDLEY BLAUWET GARY ZITO...THOMAS FEHR 66 Spessartine from Tongbei BY BERTOLD OTTENS 70 Pakistan and Afghanistan: Garnet from the...six almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine, and uvarovite-are sufficiently abundant and..."pyralspite" group, named for pyrope, almandine, z and spessartine. Those with Ca + in the X-site form the "grandite" |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1979. The areas of Nilaw, Mawi and Korgal in Afghanistan produce a number of important gemstones. Nilaw...other minerals found in the area; these include spessartine, topaz, quartz, cassiterite, beryl (aquamarine...Adventures with Virgin Valley opals, 203 Afghanistan, The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, 470 Africa, Blue cuttable...lapis, 543 âet al, The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 470 BARIC (L.), In white marble, 125...Angeles County, 275 Kenya, Gemstones from, 543 âSpessartine from the Taita Hills, 411 âand Tanzania, Geological |  | | Catalog/List | | com/5168 52066 GARNET var. SPESSARTINE on SMOKY QUARTZ Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co....coverage plates completely encrusted with orange Spessartine, virtually all decent specimens consisted of...Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan Sodalite is a close relative of the Lazurite...com/5168 52111 KUNZITE Nuristan Province, Afghanistan The pink to lilac colored variety of gem Spodumene...that are found high in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan. This fine specimen is an unusually large and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cornish collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection; Michael Bainbridge...cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 30 Supplement to the Mineralogical...Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto region, Namibia. Spessartine, 4 cm, from the Navegador mine, Minas Gerais...Tanzanite, 11 cm, Merelani. (5) Diopside, 8 cm, Afghanistan. (6) Spinel, 6 cm, Mogok. (7) Diamond, 3 cm,...badlands near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Spessartine on white-capped topaz crystals with smoky quartz |
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