 | | 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...............614 Nuristan Province........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite...............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites.............. 630 Kulam Pegmatite...................................................... 633 Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 ............614 Nuristan Province ...........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite ............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites ...............630 Kulam Pegmatite .....................................................633 Parun Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com No pegmatite mineral collection is complete without octahe-...Fluorite is almost always a late-stage mineral in pegmatite cavities, forming a colorful, attractive icing...training, with a long-term specialty in collecting pegmatite minerals. He currently works in Chengdu, Sichuan...13 August 2013 2 Locality Parental Granite Pegmatite Class Mineral associates of significance Crystal...minerals Simmons and Heinrich (1980) 8 Badu pegmatite, Llano County, TX, USA Intrusive into metamorphic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 Figure 5 (below). Beryl, variety aquamarine, doubly terminated gem crystal, 13.0 × 2.5 cm...albite, 15.0 × 12.5 cm, from the Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Bonisoli specimen 5229, Jeff...and he gradu- Figure 16 (left). Beryl, variety aquamarine, crystals with muscovite, 18 × 13 cm, from Chumar...from the Pech district, Konar Province, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Bonisoli specimen 3630, Jeff Scovil photo...albite, 10.0 × 8.5 cm, from Paprok mine, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Bonisoli specimen 8113, Jeff Scovil photo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The gemmy, intense purple apatites from this pegmatite mine have made Pulsifer the premier locality for...County, Massachusetts. Rather than a granite pegmatite, the geological environment in which this specimen...pegmatites and Alpine clefts of Pakistan and Afghanistan (Blauwet 2013; Rakovan 2013a); the carbonatehosted...geological affiliations. Country Locality Geology Afghanistan Khash, Kuran, and Wa Munjan districts, Badakhshan...Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Kunar Province; Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan Province |  | | Catalog/List | | could be a result of careless mass packaging in the field, or just the stream abrasion that certainly affected...structure. When the Iron that is normally present in pegmatite pockets is deficient, and there is plenty of Manganese...Elbaite. Compared to the output of place such as Afghanistan or Brazil, the production from Elba is relatively... 73043 ELBAITE with FELDSPAR & QUARTZ Rosina Pegmatite, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell’Elba, Elba Island...out from the Rodina, concerning the Malkhan Pegmatite Field: an area of some 60 square kilometers, southeast |  | | Journal (issue) | | is particularly optimized for application in the field of medicine. In this connection it is of great interest...from pegmatites at Ghursalak in Konar Province (aquamarine, morganite) and from the Panjshir Valley (emerald)...(emerald) have been investigated. The aquamarine, composition with SiO2 (65.75 wt.%), Al2O3 (17.87 wt.%)... ε = 1.571; Δ = 0.005) and the IR spectra of aquamarine with characteristic bands at 1206 and 963 cm-1...hydrothermal conditions. Keywords: aquamarine, emerald, morganite, NE Afghanistan Introduction The mountainous |  | | Journal (issue) | | deposits, and consequently with such severely limited field collecting opportunities, should foster a hot-bed...intrigue me, and draw me deeper into the hobby. Aquamarine with cleavelandite, 9 cm, from Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan...locations and contemporary deposits developed by field collectors. Size is not the main focus, as quality...from Fujian Province, China. Joe Budd photo. Aquamarine, 9 cm, from Corrego São Francisco, Minas Gerais...Roberts, and subsequently discovered several new pegmatite minerals in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Bill |  | | Catalog/List | | Cts. Himalaya Mine (Himalaya dikes; Himalaya pegmatite) Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co... 72085 Gemstone: Aquamarine - 54.12 Cts. Minas Gerais Brazil This light blue Aquamarine comes from Brazil...impressive stone is eye-clean and in great condition. Aquamarine is commonly heat-treated to create an even color...72086 Gemstone: Aquamarine - 68.22 Cts. Minas Gerais Brazil This substantial Aquamarine weighs in at 68...eye-clean. Aquamarine is commonly heat-treated to achieve an even blue coloration. This Aquamarine is a classy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Congo Republic. (7) Sodalite, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite...cm, from Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany. (8) Aquamarine beryl, 2.4 cm, from Slieve Corra, Mourne Mountains...in Afghanistan, shown at the 2006 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (with pictures of him “in the field”)....You paid good money for your specimens (or the field-equivalent in blood, sweat and tears), so you might...room is necessary for safety. And Figure 49. Aquamarine crystal, doubly terminated on smoky quartz, 2 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogical Record to recognize individuals for field collecting achievements contributing to the heritage...school field trips for his wife’s third grade classes, Bob started “Geology Adventures,” a field-trip business...lived. Lanny and I had been working on publishing a field guide to all of the Cascade volcanoes. One of us...ruby-red spinel. This fame is widespread in the field of gemology, but mineral collectors may be less...the world’s best crystals of red spinel, topaz, aquamarine, peridot, zircon, fluorapatite and enstatite |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Ron Zeilstra collection; Michael Bainbridge...terrain throughout much of the Pacific Northwest made field collecting more difficult than in areas to the south...community and dealers to serve them gradually evolved. Field collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest...1923, at the age of 27, and became an enthusiastic field collector along with his first wife Hilda. It was...Agate and Mineral Society (OAMS) and took part in field trips to collect more agates, thunder eggs, petrified |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 258. Inside back cover: (left colurnn) Aquamarine-Glenn & Janis Rising collection, page 218; Ruby-Michael...gwindel-Brent Lockhart collection, page 175; Aquamarine-Wally Mann collection, page 193. (rniddle colurnn)...across, and more. Exploitation of this remarkable pegmatite continued intermittently until 1937, when the...bed. lt proved to be topaz from a Precambrian pegmatite cutting coarse-grained reddish granites of the...(including the 15.5-carat "Star of Arkansas") on recent field trips to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro |  | | Journal (issue) | | Arizona Arizona is without doubt one of the premier field collecting states in America. On any day a collector...issue of The Mineral Collector revealed that Utah field collector Maynard Bixby (1853-1935) was offering...(1933-1982) was also one of Arizona's most active field collectors and dealers. Since Arthur Flagg's time...hosted Minions meetings at their Tucson homes. Field trips were organized, including a memorable one...a whim, I went field collecting with a college classmate, Tony Jones. I prefer field collecting but I |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities and also localities worldwide. His favorite field-collecting sites ran the gamut from British Columbia...Missouri Minerals. He would often spend summers field collecting with a local minister, Durban Thorpe...group involved in mineral collecting; they took field trips to the Mesa Grande district, the Crestmore...maintained his mineral hobby, leveraging his time in the field near excavation projects to collect mineral specimens...his home. Whether at home, at a show or in the field, Chuck was unfailingly friendly and humble, willing |  | | Journal (issue) | | Amethyst. 10 x 21 cm. Yuzhakova pit, Alabashka pegmatite field, Urals, Russia. MRdK No 13208. f. Topaz with...Rubellite (elbaite), crystal 14 x 18 cm. Alabashka pegmatite field, Urals, Russia. MRdK Original label (only...growth centers reside because of the crystal force field concentration. Then, as mentioned, the growth tendency...Smithsonian Institution. Wayne and Dona were active field collectors, collecting all over the world. Wlyne...N'Chwaning II Mines, South Africa. f- Beryl var. Aquamarine - Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1' Grossutar |  | | Book | | 67 60 Danburite Andradite 70 Apatite 70 Aquamarine val Aventurine 73 131 131 131 132 133 ...identify gems and cannot be considered a gemology field guide or handbook. Previously unpublished photographs...of the famous intaglio engraved by Evodos in aquamarine. Supposed to represent the Virgin Mary, the original...Henry VIIl of England did when they met on the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520 in the hope of political...sapphire—are sometimes called ‘‘precious stones’’ while Aquamarine Although flawed and milky, a crystal can still |  | | Catalog/List | | geologist. Collecting is no longer allowed in the field due to changes in the law, so this is a rare opportunity...Argentina The Field of the Sky is the English translation of Campo del Cielo: a sizable strewn field in the...Argentina Meteorites from Campo del Cielo: “The Field of the Sky” have been known since their initial...a witnessed fall. This fall scattered across a field some 17 miles (28 kilometers) long and 5 miles (8...glacial action from its original, ancient strewn field. Muonionalusta displays the classic Widmanstätten |  | | Journal (issue) | | traveled to England a number of times to visit and field collect with his friend Peter Briscoe (especially...Collection (in storage since the 1840s). Tim started field collecting on his holidays in the early 1980s, and...in Nevada at Mt. Wheeler. Perhaps his favorite field-collecting day was at the Himalaya mine in 1989...the Toledo area—Guide to thirty-seventh annual field conference of the Section of Geology, May 5, 1962:...Michigan Basin Geological Society Guidebook for Annual Field Excursion, Ann Arbor, Michigan, p. 82–84. JANSSENS |  | | Book | | AFRICA SoumAFRicA N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari field, Northern Cape [Cape] Province. Although not quite...mcdougallminerals.com, 2015). Wessels mine, Kalahari field, Northern Cape [Cape] Province. Mining began in...Swanson quarry, East Haddam, Middlesex County. The pegmatite of the Swanson quarry is locally famous for its...2002). AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE Nanro [Naquissupa] pegmatite, Alto Ligonha district, Zambezia Province. In...pegmatites, ixiolite occurs solely in the Nanro pegmatite, where small, dull gray-black lenticular ixiolite |  | | Catalog/List | | Lots” or type your desired Lot # into the “Search” field. Every lot is listed with full descriptions and...[Hoppel # D0283] Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 87002 AQUAMARINE & SCHORL TOURMALINE Dache, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit...produced this combination specimen formed of an Aquamarine prism united at the base with a Schorl Tourmaline...KUNZITE Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum Pegmatite Field, Du Ab Dist., Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan Kunzite...23 87019 CADMIAN SMITHSONITE Oronogo, Oronogo Field, Tri-State Dist., Jasper Co., Missouri, USA A non-descript |
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Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan