PKMT117 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Books This contrast calls attention to

This contrast calls attention to what would otherwise be a fairly monochromatic scene

This material is interesting as the soft chalky outside quickly gives way into sold agate

This piece features intersecting and overlapping cubic and pyritohedral crystals

Most pieces fluoresce

PKMT117 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Books This contrast calls attention toThe Paprok mine in Afghanistan is in the mountains of a mineralogically rich pegmatite field. Situated northeast of Jalalabad in the Nuristan Province, this area is possibly the largest tourmaline deposit in Afghanistan, and frequently produces bicolor or 'watermelon' tourmalines. This Watermelon Tourmaline crystal has a pink center, translucent green outer ring, and a darker brighter green at one end. It has beautiful vertical striations and basal