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Quartz from
Laghman, Afghanistan


Locality type:Province
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaiteⓘ30 photos of Quartz associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Kunziteⓘ28 photos of Quartz associated with Kunzite at this locality.
Albiteⓘ18 photos of Quartz associated with Albite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ17 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Spodumeneⓘ12 photos of Quartz associated with Spodumene at this locality.
Cleavelanditeⓘ11 photos of Quartz associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Morganiteⓘ9 photos of Quartz associated with Morganite at this locality.
Lepidolite9 photos of Quartz associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Schorl7 photos of Quartz associated with Schorl at this locality.
Tourmalineⓘ5 photos of Quartz associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laghman, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46913:3
GUID (UUID V4):1c7365d3-42f7-4e15-9932-676237bec6d6
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) L.N. Rossovskiy a b & V.M. Chmyrev a b a...Department of Geology and Exploration , Kabul, Afghanistan Published online: 14 Sep 2009. To cite this...of rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan), International Geology Review, 19:5, 511-520...e - m e t a l pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) Downloaded by [North Carolina State University]...discovered in Afghanistan. The pegmatite fields are located mainly in the eastern part of Afghanistan, in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Eastern Afghanistan) a a L.N. Rossovskiy , V.M. Chmyrev & A.S....rare-metal pegmatites in the Hindu Kush (Eastern Afghanistan), International Geology Review, 18:11, 1339-1342...fiossoi'sliy, V M. Chmyrev, and A.S. -Solalch In Afghanistan in 1971-1973, Soviet g e o l o g i s t s d i...located mainly in the e a s t e r n p a r t of Afghanistan on the s o u t h e a s t e r n s p u r s of the...and to a l e s s e r degree in C e n t r a l Afghanistan and on the n o r t h e r n slopes of the Hindu
Report (issue)
Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan Compiled by G.J. Orris1 and J.D. Bliss1 Open-File Report...APPENDIX A: Afghanistan Mines and Mineral Occurrences.. 11 TABLES Table 1. Provinces of Afghanistan ........more than 1000 mines and mineral occurrences in Afghanistan was compiled from published literature and the...PROCESSING, AND ACCURACY Data on more than 1000 Afghanistan deposits, mines, and occurrences were compiled...coal, and peat. Three previous compilations of Afghanistan mineral resources were the dominant sources used
Journal (issue)
Indonesia | Three-Rayed Asterism in Quartz: A Multi-Star Network | Quartz with Kyanite Inclusions from Brazil...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Figure 2 (top). Spodumene and quartz, 9.5 cm across, Laghman Province, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 3 (above)...high, Sar-e-sang, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 4 (above right). Calcite...morganite, 10.2 cm across, Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 6 (top). Lazurite...mica, 10.4 cm across, Kokcha Valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan; 2002 photo. Figure 7 (above). Beryl, variety
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
which is 7.7 cm high, was found in Nuristan, Afghanistan, probably in the late 1970s. It was initially...tourmaline, in addition to muscovite, feldspars, quartz, and such interesting associated species as cassiterite...specimens, as is now the case with material from Afghanistan. Invariably, however, deposits and even districts...wide area in the provinces of Laghman and Kunar in eastern Afghanistan (Bariand and Poullen 1978). Material...the Guskak mine at Pedch in Kunar and at Mawi in Laghman. Crystals as long as 1 meter have been found, and
Book (volume)
place. Now a Fluorite is as valued as a Silver, Quartz is no longer just considered a matrix, Pyrites...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...Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China, 8, 9, (on Quartz) 27 Brazilianite Linopolis Dist., Minas Gerais...Yaoganxian Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China, 8,9, (on Quartz) 51 Garnet (see also Grossular, Spessartine) Gold...Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 14, 29 Hematite (with Smoky Quartz) Hematite, Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England, 18
Journal (issue)
Dietrich Famous Mineral Localities: The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afganistan ...........................The dump material consists of chlorite sericite-quartz schist of probable Ordovician age, and a serpentinous...mine. Associated minerals are malachite, azurite, quartz and fairly fine drusy libethenite in prisms a few...approximate growth sequence in the cavities is quartz and calcite, gyrolite, hydroxyapophyllite, laumontite...Obodda Fine Mineral Specimens Specializing in Afghanistan minerals Kunzite, Tourmaline, Beryl, A patite
Report (issue)
Ministry of Mines and Industries of the Republic of Afghanistan in 1967 under contract no. 1378 (Technoexport...70°50'0"E 70°55'0"E Index map outlining USGS-Afghanistan mineral project areas. Area of this report shown...Datum Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Information Management Service (http://www.aims...Rishab suite (Permian)—Gneiss, quartz-feldspathic-biotite schist, quartz-sericite-chlorite schist, sericitized...Rabat suite (Permian)—Biotitized quartz-feldspar sandstone, quartz-feldspar-biotite schist, sericite-chlorite
Report (issue)
this update I’ve chosen to show you is an Arkansas quartz. It came in March 2017 from a pocket in the McEarl...been working during the past few years to extract quartz specimens, many of which have turned out to be...but this piece, consisting of a single 14.7-cm quartz prism with some smaller, iron-stained crystals...is right up there with the best from that case. Quartz, 14.7 cm, from the Zigras (McEarl Ridge) mine,...the fluorite crystals are perched on drusy white quartz, and pink, saddle-shaped dolomite crystals adorn
Book (volume)
Tourmaline with Quartz) Sao Jose de Batalha, Paraiba, Brazil, 65 (with “Faden” Quartz) Toyee, near Wana...Prov., S. Africa, 39 Kunzite (on Quartz) Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 30 Mimetite Elura Mine, No1 Level...Guangdong Prov., China, 10 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 23, 26 Orpiment Shimen Mine, Shimen...Farges, Ussel, Correze, France, 40 Quartz (see also, Amethyst, Rose Quartz) (Scepter) Chia Mine, Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil, 52 (Smoky Quartz Gwindel) Col des Cristaux, Bassin d’Argentiere, Chamonix, France, 45 (Japan-Law
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...September–October, 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 world’s finest
Journal (issue)
11 tragedy, an? the_start of e bombing of Afghanistan on Oct. 7, the Pak1s_tam bor~er t:ily of Peshawar...exception. they closed down the new emerald mines in Laghman Province. as they were close to the front lines...to work again. Work was continuing in Kunar and Laghman, also at the sodalite deposit in Badakhshan, where...nice gemmy lustrous yellow kunzite Crom Waigon. Laghman Province. Then I started to see all of the latest...nearly flawless. The location given was Khauraz, Laghman Province. Next, a friend arrived whose father had
Book (volume)
Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Geological Survey Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Book 2...2 Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Report Series Published by BGS 2008 Ministry of Mines and Industries...Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan Geological Survey Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Book 2...2 Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Editors in chief SH Abdullah, V. M. Chmyriov Executive editor V. I...chief). 2008. Geology and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan. 2 Volumes. British Geological Survey Occasional
Report (issue)
microprobe. (2) Nuristan district, Laghman Province. Afghanistan; by electron microprobe. (3) Be3 Al2...hydrothermal veins and in vugs in rhyolite. Association: Quartz, feldspar, muscovite, lepidolite, spodumene, amblygonite...near Karimabad, Hunza district, Pakistan. In Afghanistan, around Khenj, Panjshir Valley. In the USA, from
Book (volume)
with Arkansas Quartz and polished Agates. We instantly fell in love with a clear Quartz group and bought...Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 31 Panasqueira, Portugal, 2, 42 Aquamarine...Pyromorphite Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China, 32, 57 Quartz (Amethyst), Brandberg, Namibia, 41 (Japan Law...Brazil, 10, 17 Paprok, Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 14, 39 Veadinho Mine, Governador Valadares,
Report (issue)
in (Cs,Al), (Na,Si), or (Cs,Na,Al) with exsolved quartz. Physical Properties: Cleavage: In traces. Fracture:...pegmatites; may be in kiloton amounts. Association: Quartz, spodumene, petalite, amblygonite, lepidolite,...Pakistan. At Nilaw, Nuristan district, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Additional minor occurrences are known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“Watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan) Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Magdalena Dumańska-SƂowik...“watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan) shows different tourmaline components. Four...“fluor-elbaite“, elbaite, Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan Introduction The tourmalines, chemically one...one, is often found in the Hindu Kush Mts. in Afghanistan (Bariand & Poullen 1978, Bowersox 1985, Bowersox...only occasionally mentioned during describing Afghanistan natural resources. London (1986) investigated
Book (volume)
59 Garnet (see also Spessartine) Gold Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa Co., California, 58 Eagles Nest...Bueno Dist., Ancash Dept., Peru, 25 Inesite (on Quartz with Hubeite) Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China, 38...Guangdong Prov., China, 49 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 13 Powellite (on Scolecite) Nasik, India...Ems, Germany, 53 68 Quartz (see also, Amethyst, Rose Quartz) (Smoky Quartz Gwindel) Cavradi, St. Gotthard...14 Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, 26, 33 Rose Quartz Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
Report (issue)
pegmatites; in aplites and gneisses. Association: Quartz, albite, petalite, eucryptite, lepidolite, beryl...Mawi and Kantiva, Nuristan district, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. At Maharitra, Mt. Bity, and at Anjanabonoina
Report (issue)
pollucite, petalite, lepidolite, albite, orthoclase, quartz. Distribution: In the USA, in Maine, found on Sugarloaf...Devonshire. Large crystals from Paprock, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Occurs in the Énio pegmatite mine
Journal (issue)
photo. (lower left) Amazonite microcline with smoky quartz, 8.5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller...2009 7 RICHARDSON BEARD COLLECTION Pyrite on quartz, 11 cm, Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington....Bruce Oreck collection. Joe Budd photo. Pyrite on quartz and siderite, 8 cm, Simplon Tunnel, near Brig,...Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz, 10 cm, Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province...enjoyed. Spessartine with cleavelandite (albite) and quartz, 9 cm, Navegadora mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro
Report (issue)
metamorphic rocks; also detrital. Association: Quartz, albite, microcline, orthoclase, epidote, garnet...Namibia. From the Nuristan district, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Name: From the Old German SchÄurl
Report (issue)
detrital in sediments. Association: spodumene. Quartz, albite, lepidolite, microcline, garnet, muscovite...Mountains, Russia. From Korgal and Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. In Pakistan, from around Gilgit and
Report (issue)
environments; in syenite and monzonite, and some quartz-free pegmatites; primary or a reaction product...In the Jegdalek marble, near Sorobi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. At Merkestein, near Longido, and the
 
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