2017 article on high quality emeralds discovered in Afghanistan

[kenny]

BTW, the isolated Panjshir Valley is the only part of Afghanistan The Taliban has been unable to conquer.

SSEF scientists author first published study of new high-quality emerald type from Afghanistan - SSEF

The first detailed study characterising an emerald type from Afghanistan that has recently become available in the gemstone trade has been prepared by a team of scientists from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, and published in the most recent edition of Journal of Gemmology.

www.ssef.ch

Here's the 21-page abstract about these emeralds:

https://www.ssef.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Krzemnicki-et-al-Panjshir-emeralds-new-JoG.pdf