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Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan

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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 entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [various added photos]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © KhyberMinerals.com
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Dave Richerson
  		•  Beryl
    var: Goshenite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Ibrahim Jameel
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
     
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [various added photos]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Chinellato Matteo
  		•  Phenakite
    Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 23:268]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Ibrahim Jameel
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Steve Sorrell
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Greg Murray
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Indicolite'
    Reference: [Rob Lavinsky]
    Site Photo
    Sauda Mine, Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
    © Rob Lavinsky


    17 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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

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