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Dassu (Dasso; Dusso), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan

Latitude: 35°43'N
Longitude: 75°31'E
Also spelled Dusso.
A village in the upper Shigar River Valley. Numerous complex granitic pegmatites in the area.

NOTE: there is also a village of the same name along the Gilgit-Skardu road, bordering the Indus River. This location is sometimes referred to as "Haramosh Dassu".

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.
ExtraLapis: 1: 24-32; 34-47.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
Axinite-(Fe)
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Goshenite
var: Morganite
Biotite
Columbite
Elbaite
Epidote
Fluorapatite
'Garnet'
Hydroxylherderite
Microcline
Muscovite
Orthoclase
Pollucite
Quartz
Schorl
Stellerite
Tantalite-(Mn)
Titanite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Triplite
Väyrynenite ?
Viitaniemiite


34 entries listed. 19 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

Pakistan
  • Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)

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