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Tourmaline from
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz64
- var Smoky Quartz19
Albite62
- var Cleavelandite13
Lepidolite30
Feldspar Group23
Microcline10
Elbaite9
Beryl9
- var Morganite6
- var Goshenite1
Pollucite8
Mica Group6
Microlite Group3
Topaz3
Hydroxylherderite3
Spodumene2
- var Kunzite2
Muscovite2
Apatite Group1
Schorl1
Fluorapatite1
Pyrolusite1
Tantalite-(Mn)1
Herderite1
Tourmaline1
- var Rubellite1
Beryllonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:698986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:698986:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
8.8km (5.5 miles) Wozgul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
11.3km (7.0 miles) Tsotsum pegmatite, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
17.1km (10.6 miles) Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
29.0km (18.0 miles) Kantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
29.0km (18.0 miles) Mualevi pegmatite, Pachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
38.8km (24.1 miles) Mandanesha pegmatite, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
60.6km (37.6 miles) Nangalam pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
65.9km (40.9 miles) Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
69.8km (43.4 miles) Garam Chashma, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
72.0km (44.8 miles) Vora Desh, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
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