PKMT130 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Tourmaline and red-orange jasper

and red-orange jasper

Michigan's Upper Peninsula

DRG139 Drilled Tabasco Geode features translucent agate with a large druzy pocket

BLC115 Blue Chalcedony Tongue displays translucent light blue coloring

PKMT130 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Tourmaline and red-orange jasperThe 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 bright pink center surrounded by a pale green outer ring, fading to solely green at the base. It has beautiful vertical striations