PKMT117 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Books This piece features intersecting and

This piece features intersecting and overlapping cubic and pyritohedral crystals

Pictures show the material wet and dry

Most pieces fluoresce

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

PKMT117 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Books This piece features intersecting andThe 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