| Locality type: | Occurrence |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Vora Desh, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 710661 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:710661:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9c803644-375c-478f-b31b-3ca97a4d83ab |
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| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
| 16.0km (10.0 miles) | ⓘNangalam pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
| 43.8km (27.2 miles) | ⓘKorgal pegmatite field, Nurgaram District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 48.8km (30.3 miles) | ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 49.3km (30.6 miles) | ⓘMawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 55.0km (34.2 miles) | ⓘNilaw pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 57.7km (35.8 miles) | ⓘLoe Shilman Carbonatite, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan |
| 57.8km (35.9 miles) | ⓘKantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 58.2km (36.2 miles) | ⓘParun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 66.6km (41.4 miles) | ⓘShamakat Pegmatite Field, Alishing District, Laghman, Afghanistan |
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Vora Desh, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan