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Kunzite from
Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan


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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
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Kunzite

Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Spodumene var: Kunzite
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kunzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alingar pegmatite field, Alingar District, Laghman, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:713886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:713886:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kunzite
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘNilaw pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘKantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
References
Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.
 
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