Imirdin pegmatites, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Imirdin pegmatites | Diggings |
Lutkho Valley | Valley |
Lower Chitral District | Administrative District |
Chitral District | District (Former) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province | Province |
Pakistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 7' 14'' North , 71° 25' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
414636
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414636:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8532c522-7ab9-4bdb-b1a4-bd3b01c742f1
Imirdin is in Luthko Valley 18 km upstream from Garam Chashma.
According to USGS granite pegmatite outcrops 16 km north of Imirdin village are the only place in Chitral District where beryl and muscovite have been mined on a small scale.
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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