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 contents from all localities listed at bottom of page

Mineral List:

	Albite

	Beryl var: Aquamarine

	var: Goshenite

	Biotite

	Chrysotile

	Diopside

	Elbaite var: Indicolite

	'Feldspar Group'

	'Garnet Group'

	Grossular

	Muscovite

	Phenakite

	Quartz

	Schorl

	Spessartine

	Titanite

	Topaz

17 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:

Pakistan

Northern Areas

Gilgit District

Gilgit

Sauda Mine

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