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Nuristan Pegmatite Field, Afghanistan

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: kunzite, morganite, aquamarine, lepidolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: rare-element gem pegmatites

Nuristan hosts numerous documented gem pegmatites producing tourmaline, kunzite and beryl.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

ConflictExtreme remoteness, high mountains

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