 | | 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) | | Department of Geology Auburn Universit Spodumene var. Kunzite Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi] at 09:07 21...collectors, it is equally well known for its purple (kunzite) and green (hiddenite) varieties, both of which...quite restricted in occurrence. One of these, kunzite, is relatively plentiful in the collector’s marketplace...elongation (c-axis). This is particularly striking in kunzite, which can appear almost colorless until viewed...through the ends of the crystal. Some deeply colored kunzite is distinctly dichroic so that the rich purple |  | | 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 |  | | 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...northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the world’s finest specimens of elbaite, kunzite spodumene |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | tandfonline.com/loi/tigr20 The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan a a L.N. Rossovskiy , V.M. Chmyrev...Chmyrev & A.S. Salakh (1977) The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan, International Geology Review, 19:12...page/terms-and-conditions The Kulam kunzite deposit in Afghanistan Downloaded by [University of Montana]...April 2015 t . N . Rossovskiy, V.M. Chmyrev, Kunzite is a r a r e precious stone. The best transparent...rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. The capacity of kunzite crystals to exhibit a marked change in color relative |  | | Book (volume) | | Cape Prov., S. Africa, 39 Kunzite (on Quartz) Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 30 Mimetite Elura Mine...Guangdong Prov., China, 10 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 23, 26 Orpiment Shimen Mine, Shimen... Minas Gerais, Brazil, 37 Spodumene (see also Kunzite) Stilbite (with Calcite) Jalgaon, Maharashtra,...Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 59 Paroon, Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Pederneira Mine, |  | | 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 |  | Rehman, Habib Ur, Martens, Gerhard, Tsai, Ying Lai, Chankhantha, Chawalit, Kidkhunthod, Pinit, H. Shen, Andy (2020) An X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) Study on the Oxidation State of Chromophores in Natural Kunzite Samples from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Minerals, 10 (5) 463 doi:10.3390/min10050463 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | State of Chromophores in Natural Kunzite Samples from Nuristan, Afghanistan Habib Ur Rehman 1,2 , Gerhard...Published: 20 May 2020 Abstract: Kunzite, the pink variety of spodumene is famous and desirable...gemstone lovers. Due to its tenebrescent properties, kunzite always remains a hot research candidate among physicists...continuing the effort towards value addition to kunzite by enhancing its color using different treatments...main impurities in natural kunzite from the Nuristan area in Afghanistan and their valence states. Some |  | | Journal (issue) | | SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 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...September–October, 2017 Gem Pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan Peter Lyckberg B.P. 2785 L-1027 Luxembourg lyckberg@pt...northeastern Afghanistan have been producing some of the world’s finest specimens of elbaite, kunzite spodumene...decades the gem-bearing pegmatites of northeastern Afghanistan, together with similar pegmatites in nearby regions |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dietrich Famous Mineral Localities: The pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afganistan ...........................(1856-1932). Kunz, after whom the spodumene variety kunzite was named, corresponded with a large number o f...Fine Mineral Specimens Specializing in Afghanistan minerals Kunzite, Tourmaline, Beryl, A patite A q u a...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4 cm lang) und ein völlig transparentes aus Afghanistan (rechts, ca. 14 cm lang) markieren die Extreme...„Triphan“ a) aus Nuristan (Afghanistan; ca. 5 cm) und b.) aus Afghanistan (geschliffen, Temperatur-behandelt;...Temperatur-behandelt; ca. 1.5 cm), „Hiddenit“ c.) aus Laghman (Afghanistan; ca. 4 cm) und d.) Minas Gerais (Brasilien;...ca. 15 cm), sowie „Kunzit“ e.,f.) aus Kunar (Afghanistan; ca. 3 cm) und g.) Pala (Kalifornien, USA; ca...Starker Pleochroismus in Kunzit – a.) Exemplar aus Afghanistan mit deutlichem visuellem Unterschied zwischen |  | | Journal (issue) | | mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Ex Steve Smale Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil...Elbaite, 12.S cm, Darrai-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. Amazonite (microcline) with...with quartz and kunzite spodumene, 42 cm, Darra-i-Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo...marble, Rabot, Sar-e-Sang district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. 92 Supplement to The Mineralogical... 15 cm, Fasabad, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Joe Budd photo. 94 Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...Cambodia (0.93 Ma) Shandong, China (16 Ma) Afghanistan (24.7 Ma) Mesozoic Colombia (11－8 Ma) 40 Ma |  | | 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...region, Namibia, 13 Morganite Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2,3 Peridot (on Magnetite) Naran-Kagan...Tanzania, 51 Spodumene (var. Kunzite), Mawi, Laghman, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 2, 3 Stibnite (with Calcite)...California, 23 Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 19, 34, 44 Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  | | Journal (issue) | | marketable s odumene! Figure 3: A naturallyetched kunzite from Pala,San Diego Co., California. Ex-Ward'sNaturalScience...variations are caused by minor impurities. In lilac kunzite, for example. the color is typically caused by...Another spodumenefloater from the Kunar Valley,Afghanistan. This 3 cmcrystalshowsodd, preferentiallusteron...and complex transparent lilac crystals from Afghanistan, sizes from TN to miniature: $25 to $250. Excalibur...Gemmy crystals from several localities in the Afghanistan/Pakistan areas are what most ofus see in the |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | calcite, from a “new find” somewhere in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. The specimens are very flashy on a...====== Spessartine, 8.5 cm, from Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Mineral Movies specimen; Jeff Fast...the survey in the high Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. In Peter Lyckberg’s big article in our September-October...spodumene variety kunzite crystals from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, and no doubt...Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. McDougall Minerals specimen and photo. Happy |  | | 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...some new nice gemmy lustrous yellow kunzite Crom Waigon. Laghman Province. Then I started to see all...nearly flawless. The location given was Khauraz, Laghman Province. Next, a friend arrived whose father had |  | | Book | | TRUE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN AFGHANISTAN ABOUT THIS BOOK... This is the story of one man’s endeavor...He finds it all in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan but not without risking his life. In this book...figures) is a must read for anyone interested in Afghanistan, gems, geography, travel, or U.S., Middle East...Asian politics. 174-carat Ruby crystal 124-carat Kunzite and Diamond necklace with other Kunzites Tourmaline/Spinel...O00bowe TRUE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN AFGHANISTAN GARY W. BOWERSOX Editing By: Jonathan Ross, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | “Watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan) Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Magdalena Dumańska-Słowik...“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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | site. Spodumene crystals which are primary pink (kunzite) contain Mn3+ (and Mn2+ ) at the M1 site. By contrast...color varieties are customary names, such as such kunzite violet-blue, pale green and colorless. Some of...(colorless to yellow). Emerald green spodumene kunzite (pink), hiddenite (Cr-emerald green) or triphane...colored andcolored colorless varieties from, e.g., Laghman, and lilac from Pala, (USA); California and other...colorless varieties from, e.g.,Konar Laghman, Nuristan Provinces (Afghanistan), Skardu District (Pakistan), |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals found in 2008 at Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Jeff Scovil photo. 32 Supplement to The Mineralogical...(variety kunzite) 22.5-cm crystal with quartz and green elbaite, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Roberto...(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 (article/letter/editorial) | | The History of Kunzite and the Downloaded by [Pennsylvania State University] at 20:15 13 August 2013...inspecting the darkest color of a Pala Chief mine kunzite crystal. Note where original has had a purple tinge...tinge added to highlight and colorize the kunzite crystal. Mark Mauthner photo of original photo, ex-Kunz...(above left). This is the 16.6 × 10.6-cm spodumene (kunzite) crystal that George F. Kunz is seen holding in...(above center). Gouache painting of the spodumene (kunzite) crystal that is pictured in Kunz (1905) as plates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal of kunzite, a pink variety of spodumene, with quartz and lepidolite, 45 × 35 cm, Mawi, Laghman Province...Province, Afghanistan. Adalberto Giazotto photo. Figure 14. A druse of fine sulfur crystals, 25 × 18 cm...elbaite, 30 × 15 × 15 cm, Paprock mine, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Adalberto Giazotto photo. Figure 23 (above)...or dangerous (the pegmatites of Pakistan and Afghanistan, located at a 5,000-meter elevation and accessible |
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