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Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Valley of the Hunza River. Hosts comples granitic pegmatites near Nagar and Chumar Bakhoor, as well as various metamorphic deposits around Aliabad.

Ref.:
- Gübelin, E. (1982): Die Edelsteinvorkommen Pakistans. 1. Teil. Die Rubine aus dem Hunzatal. LAPIS 7 (5),19-26
- Weerth, A. (1992). "Les découvertes récentes de la vallée de Hunza dans le Nord Pakistan." Lapis, 17(10),pp:38-44+82.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Albite
var: Pericline
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
'Axinite'
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Goshenite
Calcite
'Chlorite Group'
Chondrodite
Clinohumite
Corundum
var: Ruby

var: Sapphire
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Graphite
Herderite
Margarite
Microcline
Muscovite
Norbergite
Paragonite
Pargasite
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sapphirine
Schorl
Spinel
Titanite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Zoisite


76 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

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

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