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Sapat Gali (Soppat; Suppat; Sumpat; Sumput), Naran-Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan

Forsterite
Sapat Gali, Naran-Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Peak and stream, 24 km NE of Naran.
The Sapat olivine deposit is northeast of Naran in northern Mansehra. Olivine is often brought to market in Kohistan-Dasu, north of the Komila bridge, via the Jalkot Valley. Formed in serpentized shear zones in dunnite.

Mineral List

'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
var: Ferrichromite

Clinochlore
Forsterite
var: Peridot

Ludwigite
Magnesite
Magnetite

'Serpentine Group'
Talc

11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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References

Jan, M. Q., & Khan, M. A. (1996). Petrology of gem peridot from Sapat mafic-ultramafic complex, Kohistan, NW Himalaya. Geological Bulletin, University of Peshawar, 29, 17-26.

Hammer, V.M.F. (2004): "The many shades of pakistan's green gemstones". EXTRALAPIS: Pakistan, Minerals, Mountains and Majesty, 68-69.

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansehra_District

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