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Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Administrative center for the District. No mineral localities of note occur in or around Gilgit, but the town is a local center of trade in minerals and gems from the region. Mineral specimens labeled "Gilgit" are usually from elsewhere in the area.

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 contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Albite
Almandine
Beryl
var: Aquamarine

var: Goshenite
Biotite
Chrysotile
Diopside
Grossular
Microcline
Muscovite
Phenakite
Quartz
Schorl
Spessartine
Titanite
Topaz
'Tourmaline
var: Indicolite'



17 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Pakistan
 
  • Northern Areas
    • Gilgit District
      • Gilgit

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