 | | 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.......Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province ......................................... Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas north of the Kunar River—red...September–October, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt |  | | Journal (issue) | | SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ......Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province ......................................... Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas north of the Kunar River—red...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 (article/letter/editorial) | | producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and the...accompanied by gemmy colored tourmalines, muscovite, “lepidolite,” schorl, and microcline. Best known for fine... crystal on albite with quartz from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The 12.2-cm-high specimen is in the...morganite, crystal on albite from Nuristan, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Scott Rudolph specimen, Jeff Scovil...quartz and albite from Darrah Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Fisher-Kureczka specimen, Jesse Fisher |  | | 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...Hindukush in the basins of the large rivers Alingar and Kunar (the Nuristan region). Small amounts of kunzite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with Cleavelandite and Lepidolite: [Papruk Mine], Kunar Province, Afghanistan; 2004; painted actual size... 64 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 5. Elbaite on Lepidolite: Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 2007; painted...“this is Figure 10. Elbaite on Feldspar with Lepidolite, Cleavelandite, and Quartz, Pederneira Mine,... Photography by Mark Mauthner ELBAITE with LEPIDOLITE & QUARTZ HA.com/NatureandScience Annual Sales |  | | Report (issue) | | microprobe. (2) Nuristan district, Laghman Province. Afghanistan; by electron microprobe. (3) Be3 Al2 Si6 O18...rhyolite. Association: Quartz, feldspar, muscovite, lepidolite, spodumene, amblygonite, tourmaline, topaz, cassiterite...district; at Kunar and Nagar, near Karimabad, Hunza district, Pakistan. In Afghanistan, around Khenj |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) (TABLE 2). Crystals “frozen” in massive...(Zimbabwe, 25.67 ct), green elbaite tourmaline (Afghanistan, 12.33 ct), red-violet elbaite tourmaline (Brazil...California, USA, 284 g), spodumene (triphane, Afghanistan, 196 g), beryl (Heliodor, Ukraine, 303 g, 14...(Kievlenko 2003; Lyckberg et al. 2009). Pegmatites in Afghanistan and Pakistan produce exceptionally fi ne gem...F-, and P-bearing minerals (e.g. tourmaline, lepidolite, amblygonite, spodumene, etc.) during the late |  | | Catalog/List | | 2x3£12 3x4£18 lxl.5£10 8)½£4 CaKBaVOH/20 217 ■ LEPIDOLITE Torda!, Telemark Norway 396 STRONTIODRESSERITE...Al OH C0.3 . , · ------------------- 446 ■■ LEPIDOLITE Bikita Zimbabwe Pure fine grained,looks massive...7mm matrix £7.50 · Ca(CcLa)C0/3 F i . 1046 ■■ LEPIDOLITE Haapaluoma Finland Attractive aggregate of small...high and one inch acrossunusual colour ! Kunar province Afghanistan £45 (see left) 3. SKUTTERUDITE bright...22. LEPIDOLITE good small display piece about a large 2x3 with half inch crystals of Lepidolite over |  | | Catalog/List | | RUBELLITE in LEPIDOLITE. Pala, California, USA. A matrix of fine grained pinkish lepidolite with many pale...structure. 50x30x30rnm. £40. 42) SPODUMENE. Kunar, Afghanistan. A nice single terminated xl without matrix |  | | Journal (issue) | | Elbaite with quartz, cleavelandite (albite) and lepidolite, 16 cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira,...Elbaite, 12.S cm, Darrai-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. Amazonite (microcline) with...Gerais, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. Topaz with lepidolite, 18.4 cm, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil...Wales, Australia. Joe Budd photo. Elbaite with lepidolite and albite, 31 cm, Pedemeira mine, Sao Jose da...spodumene, 42 cm, Darra-i-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. 82 Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Catalog/List | | unusual faint blue schiller golden muscovite/ mauve Lepidolite. Attractive plate with two colours lxl £4 lx2...fluorescence. There is also some white PHOSPHORESENCE ! Afghanistan £15 MILLERITE fairly rich metallic, like pyrite...orange FLUORESCENCE all over. with Long wave . Kunar Afghanistan £25 2x4x 1.5 APATITE -strontian rich- pale |  | | 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) | | te, several species of mica (mostly known as lepidolite), and the tourmalines (elbaite, rossmanite, liddicoatite...Amblygonite Bikitaite Elbaite Eucryptite Holmquistite Lepidolite Liddicoatite Lithiophilite Montebrasite Petalite...is expressed by an abundance of muscovite or lepidolite and by the occurrence of other peraluminous minerals...evolve toward Fe-poor, Mnenriched pink to lavender lepidolite, which occurs rarely in large individual crystals... These have been collectively referred to as lepidolite. A working group of the International Mineralogical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | These specimens are often incorrectly labeled lepidolite, and although the muscovite does contain some...there is not enough to qualify the specimens as lepidolite. *If anyone knows anything about this locality...cleavages, the cleavelandite variety of albite, lepidolite, and microcline. What made the microclines special...recently are examples of muscovite replacing lepidolite from Lavra Ouro Fino, Coronel Murta. The striking...the pink lepidolite and the silver-white muscovite and the diamond-shaped pattern of lepidolite are best |  | | Book | | recognizable. It is 3.7 inches tall, and it has lilac lepidolite mica crystals near the termination and associated...deeper blue crystal—a small cabinet specimen—has lepidolite inclusions and is a complete floater. The second...second crystal has great form and has lepidolite only on parts of it. It is a miniature specimen and also...tall overall and has associated quartz and lilac lepidolite mica. In the early 1970s, Virgem da Lapa produced...yellow beryl, morganite, spessartine, topaz, lepidolite, torbernite, elbaite and other minerals that |  | | Journal (issue) | | Obodda Fine Mineral Specimens Specializing in Afghanistan minerals Kunzite, Tourmaline, Beryl, A patite...rubellite” ) associated with fine albite, quartz, lepidolite and microcline. Both foreign and local experts...rubellite crystals in or on bright quartz, albite and lepidolite. The pocket was very clean, and acid cleaning...associated with pale lavender crystals and masses o f lepidolite. Luizhelio described a specimen he saw which...Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Above left: with lepidolite and quartz. Below right: 12-inche long quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | Campbell Petalite, 7.5 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ex Richard Gaines, Martin Zinn, and John White...quartz, 13.2 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Beth Van Allen photo. Ludlamite with childrenite...photo. Pollucite with lepidolite and elbaite, 6.6 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo....2020 69 Marc & Janis Countiss Elbaite with lepidolite, 26 cm, from the Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira...(“The Big Dipper”), 16 cm, from Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Riley Owen photo. 120 Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | joined by countries in southern Africa and by Afghanistan and Pakistan in southern Asia. Mining gems from...quartz, albite, and lepidolite from Kunar Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan (26 × 17 × 13 cm). This |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals to 1.5 cm across occurs associated with lepidolite, elbaite, and chrysoberyl in pegmatites in the...produced from pegmatites in Pakistan and adjacent Afghanistan for more than thirty years (Blauwet 2009) and...on spodumene from Nashai, Pech Valley, Kumar, Afghanistan. Herb Obodda specimen. Jeff Scovil photo. Pakistan...near Khana Khana, Kunar Province, and at Mawi in nearby Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Spessartine, in...Massachusetts. REFERENCES Blauwet, D. 2009. Pakistan and Afghanistan—Garnet from the roof of the world. In Garnet: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz, lepidolite, and albite, 26 × 17 × 13 cm, Kunar Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan; Joe Budd... Souchon Kamativi mine, Zimbabwe complex Li lepidolite 202 Gallagher (1975) Rijks and van der Veen...Augustus near Salisbury, Zimbabwe complex Li lepidolite 202 Gallagher (1975) Ackermann et al. (1968)...Mistress near Salisbury, Zimbabwe complex Li lepidolite 432 Gallagher (1975) Ackermann et al. (1968)...Benson 1 Mtoko district, Zimbabwe complex Li lepidolite 576 Gallagher (1975) Ackermann et al. (1968) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hydroxyl-herderite 83 Laurelite 181 Legrandite 115 Lepidolite 97 Linarite 181 Liroconite 99 Malachite 41, 119...shifted to minerals from Brazil, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the array of great gern minerals found there... Tourmaline with Quartz Paprok, near Nuristan, Kunar Province, Afghanistan 10 cm; This specimen shows such an aesthetic... Beryllonite with Tourmaline Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan 16 cm; This incredible combination of two extraordinary...with Lepidolite Pederneira mine, San Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil 8.2 cm; The lepidolite on this |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (1) Russia Mursinka (1) Afghanistan Nuristan Province Kunar Province ♦ ♦ (2) Myanmar (3)...inclusions in tourmaline include albite, muscovite, lepidolite, fluorapatite, monazite, pyrite, pyrochlore-group...located in Brazil, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. Demand for this attractive gemstone will continue |  | | Journal (issue) | | in a sparkling matrix of lavender lepidolite, with both the lepidolite and the elbaite indicating abundant...elbaites in the Himalayas, coming from Pakistan and Afghanistan (sometimes with localities unspecified). Elbaite...bases. Afghanistan has many small mines and prospects in the Dara-i-Pech (Pech Valley) of Kunar Province...material. Near Paprok, in the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan, the usual colors of elbaite along with bi- and...Wikipedia; photo: Rob Lavinsky. Bottom: Elbaite from Afghanistan. Photo: Bob Cooke. The Mineral Newsletter An |  | | Catalog/List | | Guanajuato. Mexico BERYL var. MORGANITE Pech, Kunar Prov Afghanistan 54 . ‘ 4s +o ‘ j , Impressive Beryl var...var. Morganite Crystal on Lepidolite and Cleavelandite with Quartz. tfectly A “Hall of between clusters...clusters This specimen Fame” of lepidolite ind cm pink morganite 4.5 cleavelandite. The crystal...x ivan jones ( > cm a stand measures Afghanistan; $5,000 ty Juan de : . I | stimated From...characteristics. From Mawi, Laghman Province of Afghanistan; measures 17 cm by 11 cm by 9.6 cm. Estimated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | examined the face of the cut of the claim and found lepidolite exposed. On the left hand side of the cut I noticed...at 20:15 13 August 2013 and a half from the lepidolite ledge of the old Pala locality, and separated...White Queen and Katerina are separated from the “lepidolite ledge” (the Stewart Lithia mine) by more than...producer of industrial minerals such as muscovite, lepidolite, beryl, and feldspar, but in 1968 miners encountered...(cleavelandite), crystal 5.3 cm long, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Gene and Roz Meieran specimen, Jeff |
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Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan