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Nilaw-Kolum, Afghanistan

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: kunzite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: kunzite and tourmaline pegmatite

Nilaw-Kolum is a documented pegmatite producing gem kunzite and tourmaline.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Conflict, remoteness, altitude

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