Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field
Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
The Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field produces a range of fine mineral specimens, including extraordinarily gemmy morganite, elbaite, kunzite, tourmalines, fluorapatites, topaz and aquamarine.
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The name of the locale can be a little confusing – Dara means valley, so the English translation for the locale would really be ‘Pech Valley’.
Other names sometimes given to the area include Pech, Peech, Dara-i-Pech, Darrah Pech, etc.
Mindat lists 26 minerals from the area, as well as hosting numerous excellent quality photos of specimens from the pegmatite field.
The valley contains Be-Nb-Ta-Li-rich pegmatites, in a range of different forms.
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If you are interested in other classic Afghani locales we may have stock from the following locales.
Afghani locales
- Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
- Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
For the rest of our Afghani stock, see below.
Afghanistan
Minerals from Afghanistan