Afghan Connection Slide Shows

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Show #1 230 Carat Aquamarine Aquamarine "Sea Spray" 169 Carat Aquamarine Aquamarine Crystals 36 Carat Emerald Rough Emerald Crystals in Quartz Handfull of Emerald Rough Kunzite Kunzite Rough Lapis Lapis Lapis Morganite 32 and 17 Carat Rubies Cut by Bart Curren 50, 70, and 40 Carat Ruby Rough 174 Carat Ruby Rough Rubies Tourmaline Tourmaline Cut by Bart Curren Tourmaline Rough Tourmaline Necklace Spinel and Tourmaline Necklace	Show #2 Gary Mining Garnet Buying Lapis Trail to Lapis Mine Emerald Tunnel Emerald Mine and Miners The Emerald Mountain at Khenj Emerald Miners Emerald Crystals in Mine Gary At Emerald Mine Cutting a $165,000 Emerald Cutting a $165,000 Emerald Sorting Emerald Production Ruby Miners and Mine Ruby Mines Ruby Miner and Mine Ruby Mines Ruby Miners and Mine Ruby Miners With Ruby Rough Ruby Miners and Mine Ruby Miners and Mine Tea time at Jegdalek Ruby Miners Ruby Miners and Mine Ruby Miners and Mine Gary and Ruby Miners Buying Kunzite Spinel Mine, Dating From 100 B.C.
Show #3 Kabul Kabul - Old Fort Kabul Bazaar Fruits and Vegetables in Kabul Oxus River - Spinel Mining Area Emerald Valley - Village Khenj Emerald Valley - Village Dest-E-Rawat Evening Meal Trail to Lapis Mine Gary At Rest Stop Poisonous Fly Bite Poisonous Fly Bite Gary On Badakshan Trail Gary On Badakshan Trail Gary Walking Through Badakshan Gary With Minister of Mines and Industry Gary With Commander Ahmed Shah Massoud Gary With Ex-President Burhanuddin Rabbani Kirgzstan Kirgzstan Kirgzstan Kirgzstan Kirgzstan	Show #4 Gems from Pech Nuristan Nuristanis with Gems Ruby Specimen Tourmaline Rough Tourmaline Specimen White and Light Pink Tourmaline Rashid with old Afghan carpets for sale Close up of Rashid's carpets, showing pattern Abdul Majid with Tourmaline crystals from Papruk, Nuristan, Afghanistan Silver Jewelry Afghan Silver Bracelet for Sale Ruby Rough from Jegdalek The Castle at Chitral in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan Mt. Trichmir from Chitral 16 Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystals Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystal Front of the Chitral Castle/Fort Map and Satellite Photo of Southern Nuristan Satellite Photo of Jegdalek Pear Shaped Lapis box 11mm X 10mm Lapis Boxes 9x6 and 11mm Lapis Box With Brass Legs 18X12mm Lapis Boxes 21x15mm & 9x6mm Lapis Box 10mm Round Large Lapis Vase 12" Lapis Vase Tourmaline Rough Spodumene Crystal Emerald Rough Ruby Rough Mehebullah with Emerald Rough For Sale Eight Man Meeting Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 1 Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 2 Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 3 40 Carat Ruby Crystal In Marble Host Rock 132 LB (60 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving 176 LB (80 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving
Show #5 Tri-Cushion Tourmaline Afghan Bracelets Afghan Necklaces Pink Tourmaline Necklace Multi-Color Tourmaline Necklace Kunzite and Diamond Pendant Kunzite and Diamond Pendant Beverly Bevington Ruby Pendant "Symphony-In-Red" The Gem Hunter, Gary Bowersox Lapis Display Lapis Elephant, Beads, and Bracelet $5.96/carat Specials Crystals Lapis Kuchi Neckpiece Blue Topaz Specials Amethysts Bolivian Amethyst Ametrine Morganite Carving Emerald Cabochon Afghanistan Morganite	Show #6 1999 Expedition Team Expedition Lunch Massoud and Gary Massoud and Derrold Saleh Registani Amrullah Helicopter Helicopter Loading Derrold and Gail in Helicopter Beverly, Rashiddien and Gail on Helicopter Amu Darya River Afghan Mountains Panjshir Valley Near Bazarak Gail and Sheep Gary and Beverly Rokha Village Men Exploring Rokha Valley 101 Year-old Man Picnic Gary and Rashiddien Khenj Dinner Climb to Emerald Mines Khenj Miners Mulberries Khenj Emerald Mines Refugee Women and Children Refugee Woman and Child Jegdalek Commander Jamal Khan and Gary Jegdalek Rubies Tomb in Samarkand,Uzbekistan Tamerlane's Tomb Grandson of Tamerlane Old Soviet Veteran Mr. Ruziyev and Gary Lapis Specimen Old Box Letter Carrier and Writing Set Ruby Specimen Black Garnet
Show #7 Gems from Pech Nuristan Nuristanis with Gems Ruby Specimen Tourmaline Rough Tourmaline Specimen White and Light Pink Tourmaline Rashid with old Afghan carpets for sale Close up of Rashid's carpets, showing pattern Abdul Majid with Tourmaline crystals from Papruk, Nuristan, Afghanistan Silver Jewelry Afghan Silver Bracelet for Sale Ruby Rough from Jegdalek The Castle at Chitral in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan Mt. Trichmir from Chitral 16 Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystals Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystal Front of the Chitral Castle/Fort Map and Satellite Photo of Southern Nuristan Satellite Photo of Jegdalek Pear Shaped Lapis box 11mm X 10mm Lapis Boxes 9x6 and 11mm Lapis Box With Brass Legs 18X12mm Lapis Boxes 21x15mm & 9x6mm Lapis Box 10mm Round Large Lapis Vase 12" Lapis Vase Tourmaline Rough Spodumene Crystal Emerald Rough Ruby Rough Mehebullah with Emerald Rough For Sale Eight Man Meeting Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 1 Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 2 Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 3 40 Carat Ruby Crystal In Marble Host Rock 132 LB (60 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving 176 LB (80 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving	Show #8 MAP Lunch with Faruk Tajik/Afghan Border Roadblocks Carburetor Repair Trail to Kuh-I-Lal Dr. Faruk Spinel Mine Tajik Home Foxtail Alexander's Army Alexander the Great Film Director Cameraman Army on the March Sound Man Marco Polo Nicolo Marco Polo and Uncles Film Replay Action! Khudai Nazar Akbari Young Kalash Girls Kalash women Kalash dancers Kalash girls Kalash Dancing Kalash Dancers Graveyard Bones Afghan Rush Hour Eskazer Mine Trail Lapis Miners Lapis Mine Inside Lapis Mine Vein of Lapis Lapis in Calcite Gee Soup Silk Route Anjuman Village Anjuman Children Balloons for All Film Producer Anjuman Pass Caving in for the Night Feast Emerald Climb Emerald Vein Khenj Emerald Mines Jon Mohammad Dinner with Jon Mohammad Helicopter Khawja Bahauddin Village Embattled Badakhshan Paul Reddish Broken Bridge Jeep Wheat Jangi Ismail Khan
Show #9 Bridge to main street Chitral Chitral Castle Chitral Mosque Main street Chitral Mir Jam's jewelry and gift shop Chitral Mountain Inn Nancy DuPree Border Passport Entrance to Jalalabad Jalalabad Bazaar Money Changers Bathing in Kabul River Road from Jalalabad to Kabul Tire Repair Shop Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah and Gary Gift for Dr. Abdullah Engineer Mohammad Es'Haq Jan Mohammad Jan Mohammad Kabul Housing American Touch Commerce on the Move	Show #10 Samin Khan Kabul hillside homes Children Old building Khyber Pass gate Khyber Pass outpost Refugees Afghan Border Kunzite Kunzite miners Gary with guard SARS Gen. Qarhoon & Comd. Shar Mohammad Old Salt Market Old Salt Market (cont) Last Pass
Show #11 Expedition team in Peshawar Khudai, Expedition Guide, Cancels Trip Frontier Scouts Fort in Peshawar Gem Cutting in Peshawar Jewelry Bazaar Gold Jewelry The Tailor Osama bin Laden t-shirts Takht-I-Bhai, Ancient City near Peshawar, Pakistan Buddhist Statue Permission Granted Expedition Team-tribal area Gate to Tribal area Shagai Fort Torkham, Pakistan Torkham, Pakistan Slightly overloaded truck Satellite Phone Entrance to Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan has extensive construction Intercontinental Hotel Naween Guest House #1 Naween Guest House #2 Kabul Chicken Street Shopping Destruction from war Babur's Tomb Kabul City View Commander Massoud's banner Afghan War Carpets New Hotel in Kabul Famous Historic Pottery Panjsher Valley, Afghanistan Massoud's Shrine Commander Ahmed Shah Massoud Khenj village Tajuddin Tanks at rest Water Channel Signs of past war Meat Market Permission to visit emerald mines Emerald mines at Khenj Emerald miner finds emerald. Emerald miners Emerald Vein Searching for emeralds in vein Emerald in vein Emerald Mine Jeweler Fruits Store Melons A Shower Salang Pass, Afghanistan Salang Tunnel Tunnels Everywhere Tunnels Everywhere Ice Cream man Ice Cream man Kabob Preparation Kabobs Horse Cart Camel ride Sharing Pictures #1 Sharing Pictures #2 Permission to Travel Badakhshan Land Mine Field Barak, Badakhshan Poppy Production Poppy Harvest Poppy Sap Argu Village Poppy fields New Water Channels Water Channels Waiting for sheep to pass Letter for expedition group Kokcha River at Sar-e-Sang area Kokcha River Sar-e-Sang Chaikhana Lapis mine Lapis Mines with Gary, Daud Akbari and Alauddin in center A long steep climb Trail to the lapis mines Cooking facilities Tea in Lapis Mine Lapis Lazuli tunnels Generator at Sar-e-Sang Lapis mines Lapis Vein Gary, Daud, Derrold and Gail in Lapis Mine Gary, Barbara, Derrold and Gail in Lapis Mine Lapis veins in calcite Dangerous Work in Lapis Mines Lapis Miner's Home Lapis Crystal Afghanite Crystal Unknown mineral specimen Gary Makes Lapis Purchase Beautiful Valley NWFP Chitral Mosque A Royal Game Chitral Polo Team Col. Kush, Gary, Major Kush Kalash Head Dresses Old Jewelry and Beads Gary buying gem and mineral samples from miners Markhors (goats) Markhors Miragram Peak Mt. Miragram Bapu, Derrold, Col. Kush & Gary at Shandur Pass Shandur Polo field Col. Kush's ancient Mastuj Fort Scorpion loose in hotel room Road to Fossil Field Kyat Village near Fossil Field The Explorer's Club flag-Fossil Field Fossil field at base of Mt. Tirich Mir 11,400 foot Fossil Field Fossil Ancient Fossil Fossil and The Explorer's Club Flag Road to Ruby Mine Road to Ruby Mines corn-on-the-cob Time to Rest Ruby Mine Survey Expedition to Ruby Mines Lunch at Jegdalek Ruby Miner's Home Ruby Miners with Drill and Rifle Ruby Mines Ruby mining pits Ruby Miner Ruby Pits Ruby crystal Ruby Crystal Present for Gary Sgt. Wayat Khan Jegdalek High Mountain Country Buddha Ring Carved Buddha Ring Evil Eye Pendant Old Afghan Necklace (Green) Old Afghan Necklace (yellow) Glass Flower Bead Necklace Carnelian Bead Necklace Ismaili Necklace Old Large Colored Bead Necklace Brass Carved Pendant Ancient metal button pendant Carved Indian pendant Tajikistan Ruby (2.50) Four Carat Tajikistan Ruby Luzurite Crystal 12ct. Natural 12ct Tajikistan Ruby Crystal Tourmaline Crystal Bone Box	Show #12 Explorer's Club Flag Award Map of Afghanistan and Pakistan Expedition Map of Tajikistan portion of the 2005 Expedition Tribal Area and Khyber Pass Permission Armed Guards Car Break Down in Tribal Area Old British Fort in Tribal Area Buddhist Stupa Torkham, Pakistan Pakistan Border Control Vehicle Accident Sorobi Police Post Lake at Sorobi Road Construction General Bismullah Ilhom Narzier Tajikistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Information Ministry of Mines and Industry Chief Geologist of Tajikistan Dushanbe Geology Museum Ruby in matrix Spinel in matrix Turquoise Lapis Jewelry Store in Khorog New Media Center in Khorog Central Market in Khorog Kuh-i-Lal Mine Kuh-i-Lal Miners Briefing of Kuh-i-Lal Mine Operations Kuh-i-Lal Rail System Russian Built Tunnel at Kuh-i-Lal Gary and Ali Search in Kuh-i-Lal Mine Archeology Map of Old Kuh-i-Lal Tunnels First tunnel Second tunnel Spinel Crystals by Gary Spinel Crystals by Ali Miner's Rock and Mineral Collection It's a Small World Lapis Mine Trip Canceled Salt Lake Western Area of Western Tajikistan Different Races of People Different Home Construction Cute Kids My First Yak Fish Fish Dinner Murgab Central Market Road to the Ruby Mines Ruby Mining Camp Breakfast at the Ruby Mines Ruby Mine Mine Chief with ruby Geologist with Amazonite Other gems in the area Marmot and other animals Mine Camp Kitchen Miner's enjoy Marco Polo stew Kids and balloons Security Checks Return to Khorog and Dushanbe Gas Station The Past Returns Gandamak Hotel Ex-Deputy Minister of Mines President Chamber of Commerce Minister of Mines and Industry Ministry of Mines and Industry Meeting Money Changers Military around town and on Chicken street Emeralds for sale on Chicken street Tajikistan Rubies for Sale on Chicken Street Trip to the ruby mines at Jegdalek Land Mines Gary at the Ruby Mines Richard Scarth at Ruby Mines Diner with the Boys Lunch in Peshawar with Herb Kyanite Gary's Desk Farewell Lunch