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Afghanistan, Nuristan

Waigal, Afghanistan

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: lepidolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: gem tourmaline pegmatite

The Waigal (Wygal) valley hosts documented gem tourmaline pegmatites in Nuristan.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Conflict, isolation, high mountains

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