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Quartz from
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline54
- var Indicolite11
Albite54
- var Cleavelandite28
Beryl39
- var Morganite22
- var Aquamarine9
- var Goshenite3
Elbaite29
Spodumene27
- var Kunzite16
Muscovite12
Tantalite-(Mn)10
Lepidolite6
Väyrynenite5
Schorl5
Topaz5
Feldspar Group5
Fluorapatite4
Spessartine3
Columbite-Tantalite3
Pollucite2
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47790:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.3km (2.7 miles) Unnamed pegmatite [1], Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
9.0km (5.6 miles) Awraghal pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
9.3km (5.8 miles) Manogay, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
16.9km (10.5 miles) Badel Mine, Narang District, Kunar, Afghanistan
27.0km (16.8 miles) Aranas pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
39.7km (24.7 miles) Pashki pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
48.5km (30.1 miles) Korgal pegmatite field, Nurgaram District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
48.7km (30.2 miles) Kashmund Mine, Darrah-e-Nur pegmatite field, Dara-i-Nur District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
51.3km (31.9 miles) Kolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
52.0km (32.3 miles) Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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