 | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) Looking almost like...com/6150 73002 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) For those that have...750 73003 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) As if Momeik doesn’t |  | | Catalog/List | | Quartz and Cleavelandite Paprok Mine, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan 10.2 cm tall x 20.5 cm wide...Rainbow Mountains hail from the perilous cliffs of Afghanistan. Its birth place, the Hindu Kush Mountains, is...September 2017 (Lyckberg, 2017). 46 50 51 VI Rubellite So they sang in lovely tones from the bottom...me free. —The Odyssey, Book XII Triton Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz with Cleavelandite Malkhan...cranberry color placing them with the best of the rubellite family. It possesses a dynamic three-pronged explosion |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | “Watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan) Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Magdalena...“watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan) shows different tourmaline components...could be identified for the first time for the Nuristan region. Tourmaline compositions of this zone show...tourmaline, “fluor-elbaite“, elbaite, Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan Introduction The tourmalines, chemically...one, is often found in the Hindu Kush Mts. in Afghanistan (Bariand & Poullen 1978, Bowersox 1985, Bowersox |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | 48 Cumengeite Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 66 Diaspore Amatolia...Prov., China, 49 Morganite Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan, 13 Powellite (on Scolecite) Nasik, India, 20... Nigeria, 17 (Rubellite) Jonas Mine, Itatiaia, Conselheiro Pena, Brazil, 15 (Rubellite) Markhan Mine...East Siberia, Russia, 57 (on Quartz) Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 22 Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  | | 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...hiddenite), topaz, and tourmaline (indicolite, rubellite, verdelite, liddicoatite, etc.) occur almost exclusively...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) | | level (IVCT, or intervalence charge transfer). Rubellite is the mineral name used for pink tourmaline....In the mining district around Pala, CA, and specifically at the Stewart Mine, rubellite forms crystals...crystal—the first reported bicolor elbaite from the Pala District. Apparently, 1915 was a major year for exhibitions...jewelry, of course. The pegmatites in the Pala District are zoned. Open areas, called pockets, gave crystals...Mines are among the notable historic mines in this district. Mining at the Tourmaline King, Tourmaline Queen |  | | 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) | | Madagascar, and the pink transparent rubellite from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan; apatite transparent and zonar |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region Namibia This faceted Cuprite is...Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region Namibia This colossal Cuprite gemstone...- 11.94 Cts. Sweet Home Mine Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA This adorable pink-red...72006 Gemstone: Rubellite Tourmaline - 28.19 Cts. Nigeria This nearly 30 carat Rubellite Tourmaline is |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...graduated Tourmaline crystals from the Paprok Mine of Afghanistan • A giant Rwandan Amethyst gemstone... 72007 Malachite on Azurite Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District Savannakhét Province Laos The secondary Copper...Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co. Illinois, USA Out of the prestigious...on Muscovite Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) Pakistan Of |  | | 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:...HA.com/5386 72066 Rubellite Sphere Stone Source: Nigeria This amazing Rubellite sphere has the most...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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | Norway; large crystals also occur in the Temiskaming district, Quebec, Canada; tabular crystals up to 120 mm...Czech Republic. lt is common in the Coeur d' Alene district, Idaho, USA. Acicular crystals up to 30 cm ( L2...10 mm (3/M in) long were described from Burra district, Southern Australia, Australia. Crystals up to...mm. Montana, US.A. Ruby, 16 mm x, Jegdalek, Afghanistan • gray; S - white; L - vitreous to adamantine;...kg (333 lb 3 oz) was also found in the Letaba district, South Africa. Sapphire crystals weighing up to |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...Kevin Ward Minera! on QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County....labeled base. From Freiberg, 12.7 cm Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany; by the consignor...Freiberg i Erzgebirge. Mineral Co SILVER District Saxony. Ward Ger | Ta a Museum Quality Native...This WIRE-SILVER Freiberg with ACANT Freiberg District Erzgebirge. Saxony. Germany specimen is a true |  | | Report (issue) | | be seen along the surface of the stone. This rubellite was broken perpendicular to the c-axis, and only...100 carats. The spinels are from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, the source of the emeralds is as yet unknown...is Sri Lankan. The tourmaline could be from Afghanistan, as the trade route from India ran very close...reference to what most certainly would be known as rubellite today. Hill's was the first known use of the modern...tourmaline (all colors other than black and blue). Rubellite was consid ered a sub-species of tourmaline. |  | | Book | | Norway: large crystals also occur in the Temiskaming district, Quebec, Canada; tabular crystals up to 120 mm...Czech Republic. It is common in the Cocur d'Alene district, Idaho, USA. Acicular crystals up to 30 cm (12...10 mm (J/s in) long were described from Burra district. Southern Australia, Australia. Crystals up to...kg (333 lb 3 oz) was also found in the Letaba district. South Africa. Sapphire crystals weighing up to...up to 50 mm (2 in) long come from Jegdalek, Afghanistan; Mogok. Burma and from Luc Yen, Vietnam. Prismatic |  | | Book | | the most colorful and wonderful specimens of the district—at least, in my opinion. Slices were made of some...from Russia are well known; in fact, instead of “rubellite,” “siberite” is the word often used to connote... Kunzite from Afghanistan The gem-bearing pegmatites near Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, are among...which measures 5 inches across, is from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Both the quartz and tourmaline are...measures 3.75 inches tall. It is from Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Wayne mentions the find in his Ikons and |  | | 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...Cerussite, 8.3 cm, from the Flux mine, Harshaw District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Jeff Scovil photo...barite, 5.4 cm, from the Okorusu mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia. Jeff Scovil photo. Fluorite, 7 cm, |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Federation. Figure 1. Map of the Avrorinskiy district (Vysotskiy, 1925, Map # 9) Black circles are the...large discoveries in the nearby Gora Blagodat' district» (Mamyshev, 1827). Finally, « ... in July 7825...deposits was not limited to Nizhniy Tagil mining district. Platinum was searched and found to the north...when the latter visited a Nizhniy Tagil mining district. He said that the most outstanding nugget is kept... Figure 5. Topograph ic map of the Is platinum district (Vysotskiy, 1925). I l'llll4'0l!F.TPll'lt:l'IUII |
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Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan