库纳尔谷
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
兴都库什山脉的库纳尔地区位于阿富汗东部,其宝石带跨越边境延伸至巴基斯坦,是著名的宝石伟晶岩省,出产海蓝宝石、紫锂辉石与电气石。
A Hindu Kush gem-pegmatite province
The Kunar and neighbouring Nuristan pegmatites of the eastern Hindu Kush are a celebrated source of pegmatite gems. The mineralised belt continues across the border into the Pakistani districts of Chitral and Bajaur.
What collectors look for
Gem beryl (aquamarine), kunzite (gem spodumene), and elbaite tourmaline — often as sharp, gemmy crystals — are the signature material, with celebrated pockets such as Gur-Salak for beryl.