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

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

Refs.:
- 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. Mineral. Rec. 37, 513-540.





Map Reference: 35°32'N , 75°39'E

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Mineral List:
  • Actinolite
  • Albite
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Aragonite
  • Axinite-(Fe)
  • Baryte
  • Calcite
  • Clinozoisite
  • Diopside
  • Dolomite
  • Epidote
  • Hematite
  • Orthoclase
  • Phenakite
  • Prehnite
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • 'Scapolite Group'
  • Siderite
  • Titanite
  • Vesuvianite
  • Zircon
  • Zoisite


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