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Raikot (Raikoot), Chilas, Diamar District (Diamir District), Northern Areas, Pakistan

A village along the Indus River Valley south of Gilgit, NE of Chilas. Complex granitic pegmatites occur in the area, specifically in two side valleys directly north of the Raikot bridge.

Ref.:
Blauwet, D., Smith, B., and Smith, C., 1997. A Guide to the Mineral Localities of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record 28(3), 183-200.





Mineral List:
Albite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
Beryl
var: Morganite

Elbaite
Microcline
Quartz
Schorl
Spessartine


9 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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