This 9.52 ct pink tourmaline is part of an extensive private collection of ornaments claimed to be from ancient Afghanistan. Photo by Jaroslav Hyršl. A large private collection of beads and carvings ...

Figure 1. This specimen of dark blue tourmaline on micaceous matrix, from the Koksha Valley of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, measures 28 × 25 × 17 mm. Photo by Kevin Schmacher. Around a dozen ...

Miners work to extract gemstones including kunzite and tourmaline in a mine in the Parun Valley in Afghanistan's Nurestan province. In doing so, they unearth lithium-bearing ore. Warning ...

Olivia Young is buying as much tourmaline from Afghanistan as she can, because these newer deposits offer “incredibly beautiful bi-chrome material that’s blue-green in one direction and grass ...