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Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Detailed Mineral List:
| Albite | ||
| Formula: | NaAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan | |
| Albite var: Pericline | ||
| Reference: | Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut); Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut) | |
| 'Axinite Group' | ||
| Reference: | Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut); Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut) | |
| Beryl |  | |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Photo: © 2003, Jesse Fisher. Beryl from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Beryl var: Aquamarine |  | |
| Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 | |
| Reference: | Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut); Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut) | |
| Photo: © FRANCO LAZZARI. Aquamarine from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Calcite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan | |
| Fluorapatite |  | |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| Reference: | Lyckberg, P. (2011): Edelstein-Pegmatite in Afghanistan: Ghumar Bakhoor. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (4): 67-77 | |
| Photo: © Mark Mauthner. Fluorapatite from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Fluorite |  | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Photo: © Kiyoshi Kiikuni. Fluorite from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Herderite ? | ||
| Formula: | CaBePO4(F,OH) | |
| Description: | No data available. Certainly erroneous. | |
| Reference: | ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan | |
| Hydroxylherderite | ||
| Formula: | CaBe(PO4)(OH,F) | |
| Reference: | various added photos | |
| 'K Feldspar var: Adularia' | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut); Dudley Blauwet, Bill Smith and Carol Smith (2004) Table of mineral localities of the northern areas of Pakistan and other selected sites. (in "Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty", Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut) | |
| Microcline | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Muscovite | ||
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Collectors Edge specimen | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Schorl | ||
| Formula: | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Reference: | ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan | |
15 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.
References
- 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.
- Appiani, R. (2006). Fluorite. Nuovo ed eccezionale ritrovamento al Chumar Bakhoor, in Pakistan. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30 (4), 250-253.
- Appiani, R. (2007): Pink Fluorite from an exceptional new find at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record 38 (2): 95-100
- Lyckberg, P. (2011): Edelstein-Pegmatite in Afghanistan: Ghumar Bakhoor. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (4): 67-77
- Appiani, R. (2006). Fluorite. Nuovo ed eccezionale ritrovamento al Chumar Bakhoor, in Pakistan. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30 (4), 250-253.
- Appiani, R. (2007): Pink Fluorite from an exceptional new find at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record 38 (2): 95-100
- Lyckberg, P. (2011): Edelstein-Pegmatite in Afghanistan: Ghumar Bakhoor. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (4): 67-77
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