Gemstone district

Afghanistan Aquamarine Pegmatites

Afghan pegmatites are documented sources of Beryl including Aquamarine.

Evidence statusPublished & sourcedLast reviewed August 17, 2026

Evidence-backed overview

The place, clearly defined

Afghan pegmatites are documented sources of Beryl including Aquamarine.

Geological context

How the occurrence is understood

Afghan pegmatites are documented sources of Beryl including Aquamarine.

Bidirectional relationships

Documented gemstones

Occurrence and production are separate claims. A production label is date-bounded and does not guarantee quality, origin determination, or market value.

Documented occurrence

Aquamarine

Authoritative evidence documents this gem at the location; this does not by itself imply commercial production.

Production not assessed

Occurrence is documented, but production status has not been assessed.

Evidence[1]

Evidence ledger

Sources & verification

Sources are deduplicated across the geographic record. Current-production claims receive explicit review dates; a map point never substitutes for geological or production evidence.

  1. [1]
    Nathan D. Renfro, Tyler Smith, John I. Koivula, Shane F. McClure, Kevin Schumacher, and James E. Shigley. Micro-Features of Beryl.

    Gems & Gemology · 2023

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