Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 29136
Nuristan–South Pamir province of Precambrian gemstones
Нуристан-Южнопамирская провинция докембрийских самоцветов
Journal Article
Litvinenko, A.K. (2004) Nuristan–South Pamir province of Precambrian gemstones. [Нуристан-Южнопамирская провинция докембрийских самоцветов] Geology of Ore Deposits [Геология рудных месторождений], Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 305–312.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Russian | not seen
gems, spinel, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, balas ruby, Kuh-i-Lal, geology, Pamir, clinohumite, ruby, sapphire, corundum, Tajikistan.12, lapis lazuli, lazurite, rock crystal, quartz, iolite, cordierite, scapolite, Nuristan, Afghanistan.12
The paper describes a roughly 660 × 165 km Precambrian geological block spanning Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, with more than 36 gemstone localities. Materials include lazurite, spinel, clinohumite, ruby, sapphire, scapolite, cordierite, emerald, and tourmaline. Many deposits formed through metamorphism, with their mineral assemblages controlled by the original sediment composition and the metamorphic conditions.