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Spessartine from
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan


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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine, etc.

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine, etc.

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine, etc.

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Spessartine

Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite4
Spodumene4
- var Kunzite3
Mica Group3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533166:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
References
Poullen, J.F., Bariand, Pierre (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: The Pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (5) 301-308
 
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