 | | 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.......and General Mineralogy ......................614 Nuristan Province........................................Pegmatite.................................. 631 Paprok Pegmatites................................ 633...Literature Bio-bibliography Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas |  | | Journal (issue) | | smoky 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 ......General Mineralogy ........................614 Nuristan Province .......................................Pegmatite .....................................631 Paprok Pegmatites ..................................633...www.budil-minerals.com Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas |  | | Report (issue) | | Vanadinite on siderite, 4.6 cm, from Taouz, Tafilalt district near Erfoud, Morocco. Fabre Minerals specimen...the famous Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate cobalt-mining district, and Jordi has six of these specimens, 6.4 to...Malosa, Zomba district, Malawi, and, like Mt. Malosa, produces well-crystallized microcline, aegirine and...Quartz (iridescent), 4.6 cm, from the Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Key’s Minerals specimen...an unusual iridescent quartz from the Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India, these ranging in size |  | | Journal (issue) | | on stilbite, 11.3 cm, from Rahuri, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, lndia. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement...crystal is 26 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. PEZZOTTAITE ...terminated crystals found in 2008 at Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 32 Supplement...crystals to 14 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement to...the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend district, Reynolds County, Missouri. Roberto Appiani photo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and the...crystal on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen...associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm...morganite, on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka...morganite, and albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection; Michael Bainbridge...“a new mineral store” in the central business district of Spokane, Washington, at W. 410 Riverside Avenue...and associated minerals from the Michigan copper district. This is an old time collection,” he said, “collected...(cobalt-rich), 15.6 cm, from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer district, Morocco. Quartz, 14.5 cm, from the São Geraldo...chalcopyrite, 23.7 cm, from Gaskin’s mine, Empire sub-district, Pope County, Illinois. Fluorite, 16.4 cm, from |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time... from the Knight Vein, Knight mine, Rosiclare district, Illinois. Ex Ocus Stanley Mineral Museum collection;...from the Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Coeur d’Alene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. Joe Budd photo. Supplement |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal known as the “Rose of Asia.” This Paprok, Afghanistan, specimen resides in the Federico Barlocher...Hills of South Dakota and a 6.1-meter (20-foot) microcline from Maine—tourmaline (now considered a supergroup...rind. Elsewhere, the gem pegmatites of Nuristan, Afghanistan, have offered up very large elbaites. One...mineral localities: The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afganistan. Mineralogical Record 9:301–8. Bastin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) (TABLE 2). Crystals “frozen” in massive...nepheline syenite) contain gem minerals, such as microcline (amazonite), sodalite, and zircon. GEM MINERALS...(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... The Jonas pegmatite, in the Conselheiro Pena district of Brazil, contained a single 2 × 2.5 × 3 m cavity |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection; Jeff Scovil photo. (lower left) Amazonite microcline with smoky quartz, 8.5 cm, Tree Root pocket,...photo. Mesolite with apophyllite, 14 cm, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Joe Budd photo. Apophyllite...Apophyllite on stilbite, 9.5 cm, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz...Republic of Congo. Joe Budd photo. Amazonite microcline and smoky quartz, 13.5 cm, Ron's Pocket, Smoky...stibnite, 8.5 cm, Xionghuang Kuang mine, Wuyu district, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Ex Steve |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the pink transparent rubellite from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan; apatite transparent and zonar crystals...unusual. The white, with a slight pink tint, microcline Manebach and Baveno twins from Morro Redondo...Cologne University, Germany a 119 b Fig 16. Microcline. Morro Redondo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. No number |  | | Journal (issue) | | the partners of the famous tourmalines from Afghanistan, with pastel pink and green colors, and the pocket...antilogous pole) resembles the crystals from Afghanistan that gave the pocket its name. They have relatively... with a buff-colored, vein-like structure of microcline running through it. They quickly agreed that...granite. Inward from this, is a blocky quartz-microcline zone, ranging from Granite outcrops on lower...uphill, she came to an exposure of quartz and microcline. She radioed Rich, who hiked back down the hill |  | | Journal (issue) | | scientific and economic impact of the Freiberg Mining district is based on rich finds of silver-lead-zinc-ore...Breithaupt in J 849, developed for the Freiberg district, found their way in the scientific nomenclature...arrangement and the variety of mineral species, this district was an invaluable study object for mining engineers;...to become a magnet for mineral batholith. The district shows a distinct alternation between the collectors...I 000 ore-and mineral veins crisscrossing this district with the deepest level at 700 meters. A spalt-and |  | | Journal (issue) | | scalenohedral calcite crystals. The Terlingua mercury district, with a few smaller, adjacent districts in Texas...from Barringer Hili; K. Nash specimen and photo. Microcline, 8.5 cm, from Lake Buchanan, Llano County; Bruce... 15 cm, from the Wagholi quarry complex, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Don and Laura Aaron photo...and feldspar, 10 cm, from Raikot, Chilas, Diamar District, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Don and Laura Aaron...Sodalite (hackmanite), 16 cm, from Sar-e-Sang, Afghanistan. Below: Under longwave ultraviolet light. Joe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jeff Scovil photo. May/June: Elbaite, Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan; Adalberto Giazotto specimen and photo...Nevada, 515 Annabergite, Kilometer 3 Mine, Laurium District, Greece, R. B. Cook, 154–59 Apatite, nomenclature...Choice, Annabergite, Kilometer 3 Mine, Laurium District, Greece, R. B. Cook, 154–59; Calaverite, Cripple...Michigan, copper, 300–316; new minerals, 465 Microcline, New York, 162 Micromounting, see Through the...County, Michigan, Lake Superior Native Copper District, T. Rosemeyer, 300–16 Pezzotta, F., Cristalli: |  | | Journal (issue) | | up in Lockenhaus, a town in the Oberpullendorf District of Burgenland, Austria. He immigrated to Australia...Russia. Epidote, 11.5 cm, from Alchuri, Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Gold, 2.3 cm, from... Tourmaline, 13 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Supplement to The Mineralogical...Trust Aquamarine, 10 cm, from Doi Ty, Quy Chau district, Nghe[≥ An, An Province, Vietnam. Copper with... Tourmaline, 10 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Topaz, 7 cm, from the 336 |  | | Journal (issue) | | shifted to minerals from Brazil, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the array of great gern minerals found there...Caste (beautiful but common): Calcite Galena Microcline Quartz Smithsonite Fluorite Seventh Caste (unattractive... Tourmaline ("Blue-cap") Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California 13.2 cm; The specimen...Bricker' s 1990 article, "Arizona' s Silver Mining District," Mineralogical Record, vol. 21, March-April....January-February 2007 Topaz Ghundao Hill, Katlang, Mardon District, Pakistan 6.4 cm; Bright pink topaz may well be |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | 72002 Gold Nugget Ganes Creek Mine, Innoko Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA The dimensionality... 72004 Gold Nugget Ganes Creek Mine, Innoko Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This simplistic...72005 Gold Nugget Ganes Creek Mine, Innoko Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This Gold...72006 Gold Nugget Ganes Creek Mine, Innoko Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA Somewhat... 72011 Gold Nugget Ganes Creek Mine, Innoko Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA There is |  | | Journal (issue) | | stock certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This... Farne Museum in Leadville, the Cripple Creek District Museum, and the Western Museum of Mining and Industry...list the name of the lade or mine, the mining district and county, and the assay results for gold and...Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Dana No . 315. MICROCLINE, (Var. Amazonite) K 2 0. A.l 2 0 3 • 6S i O2...Cerussite, 8.3 cm, from the Flux mine, Harshaw District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Jeff Scovil photo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Liddicoatitic Tourmalines ANJANABONOINA DISTRICT, MADAGASCAR T he tourmaline database, like that...perpendicular to the c-axis, is from the Anjanabonoina district, Madagascar. Trinity Minerals specimen, John Veevaert...by Joe Budd; photo courtesy of Rob Lavinsky. district; blue-zoned crystals to 5 cm at Anjakamiaary,...na pegmatite field in the Ambatgofinandrahana district and the Ikalamavony pegmatite field in the Matsiatra...from the Anjahamiary pegmatite of the Amboasary district, Tulear Province, in the Fort Dauphin region. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies Signature...5 cm, Limoeiro mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff...• Markus Raschke - The South Platte Pegmatite District of Colorado: New Insights into Mineralogy, Petrogenesis...in the United States; the high mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan; Minas Gerais in Brazil; Mozambique...phenomenal aquamarine specimens from the Skardu district, Pakistan. Because of their relative importance |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mogok belongs to Mogok Township, in Pyin-U-Lwin District, in Mandalay Division, which borders Sagaing Division...January–February, 2022 Figure 3. The Ruby Mining District in Burma around Mogok, as surveyed by R. Gordon...exchange for exclusive gem-mining rights in the district. Agreeing, the king made U Tha Doon “sole governor”...depopulated mining district, and the smuggling of gems entirely out of the district became an industry...off complete anarchy, King Mindon decreed the district free and open to all for mining and trading. Additionally |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...Millibillillie Meteorite Eucrite-mmict Wiluna District, Western Australia (26° 27’S, 120° 22’E) Fall:...AM CT 43 72077 Lapis Sphere Stone Source: Afghanistan Lapis lazuli might be one of the most easily...Rhodochrosite & Lapis Box Stone Source: Argentina & Afghanistan This cubic box has a unique and chic square shape...The box is made up of bright blue Lapis from Afghanistan and deep red Rhodochrosite from Argentina. Each |  | | Journal (issue) | | Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite...of the Thomas Vein, Central Kentucky Fluorspar District 13-7: 1.6-8; Minerals near Tateville. Pulaski...Mexico, Nevada 13-10: IO Mica Wyoming 13-5:1,4 Microcline Montana 13-1:6; Colorado 13-8:9 Microlile Colorado...zircon Colorado 13-9: 1,2 • Countries Afghanistan, Paprok, Nuristan: petalite, 134: 1.4,5 • December...amblygonite, 13-9: 1,6-9; Divino das Laranjeiras: microcline, muscovite, quartz, tourmaline, 13-9: 1.6-9; |
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Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan