Alchuri (Alchori; Aschudi), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

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A village along the Shigar River Valley, 15 km NW of Shigar. Excellent specimens have been found in nearby alpine cleft-type deposits.

Notes:
- The locality name is sometimes misspelt "Aschudi".
- Finds of triplite and väyrynenite have been erroneously attributed to this locality (Blauwet, 2006); the triplite actually was found at the Namlook mine near Dassu, while the väyrynenite may come from several different localities (e.g., Nyet).

References

- 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.
- Blauwet, D. (2006): Famous mineral localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record. 37: 513-540.
- Wilson, W. (2006): Minerals from Alchuri. Mineralogical Record. 37: 534-536

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Actinolite var: Byssolite Albite 'Amphibole Group' 'Apatite' Aragonite Axinite-(Fe) Baryte Beryl

Beryl var: Aquamarine Calcite 'Clay' Clinozoisite Diopside Dolomite Epidote Fluorapatite Gypsum

Hematite 'K Feldspar var: Adularia' Microcline Orthoclase Phenakite ? Prehnite Quartz Rutile 'Scapolite Group'

Schorl Siderite Titanite Tremolite Vesuvianite Zircon Zoisite

51 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) Baltistan Skardu District Shigar Valley Alchuri (Alchori; Aschudi) Alchuri Alpine Vein Locality Alchuri Pegmatite Localities