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Kunar pegmatites (tourmaline, morganite)

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: morganite, aquamarine, spodumene.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Miocene pegmatites

Part of the Nuristan-Kunar gem pegmatite province

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