Afghanistan has natural gas, oil, coal, marble, gold, copper, chromite, talc, barite, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semi-precious stones. Sometimes pearls, sometimes fish and shrimp, and sometimes oil have added to the economic importance of the Persian Gulf. Afghanistan is an agricultural country with a high livestock capacity. It is very difficult to distinguish natural pearls from cultured pearls due to their similarity in appearance, and their specific weight is used for this purpose. The high quality of Iranian goods compared to Pakistani goods, the insecurity of Pakistani roads are the reasons for the increase in Iran's exports to Afghanistan. The value of a pearl can vary dramatically depending on factors such as type, size, color, surface quality, and more

• Afghanistan Jade Market
• Afghanistan Pearl Market
• Afghanistan Turquoise Market
• Afghanistan Diamond Market
• Afghanistan Topaz Market
• Afghanistan Chrysocolla Market
• Afghanistan Charoite Market
• Afghanistan Meteorite Market
• Afghanistan Spinel Market
• Afghanistan Amber Market
• Afghanistan Tanzanite Market
• Afghanistan Lapis lazuli Market
• Afghanistan Ruby Market
• Afghanistan fossil Market
• Afghanistan Agate Market
• Afghanistan Emerald Market

The original locality for lapis lazuli is the Sar-e-Sang deposit in Afghanistan's remote Badakhshan district. In the Achaemenid period, azure was called "Kabutkeh". In the Sassanid period, azure was consumed a lot. The roof of Ctesiphon, as well as various sculptures, is made of azure; it is possible that they used azurite instead of azure in making these works. 

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Until a century ago, the Persian Gulf was considered one of the most important centers of sea urchin fishing. The habitats of Iranian pearls were mostly in the waters around Khark Island, Kish Island, Lawan Island, Qeshm Island, the waters of Shibkoh and Bastane ports around the Bahrain archipelago. Throughout history, Kish Island was very famous for pearl fishing.

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