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Afghanistan, Nuristan
Paprok, Afghanistan
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cleavelandite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gem tourmaline pegmatite
Paprok (Papruk) is a well-known Nuristan pegmatite for multicolor tourmaline in mineral literature.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High altitude, conflict, isolation
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