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Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Detailed Mineral List:
| Albite |  | |
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| Formula: | NaAlSi3O8 | |
| Localities: | Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Muchara Nala (Muchu Har; Machara; Muchiohul), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Fiquar (Fighar), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Photo: © CCURTO08. Albite from Fiquar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Albite var: Pericline | ||
| Locality: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| 'Apatite' |  | |
| Locality: | Fiquar (Fighar), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Photo: © Joseph A. Freilich. Apatite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Aragonite |  | |
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | Wolfgang Henckel | |
| Photo: © Weinrich Minerals, Inc.. Aragonite from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| 'Axinite Group' | ||
| Localities: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Beryl |  | |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2003, Jesse Fisher. Beryl from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Beryl var: Aquamarine |  | |
| Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 | |
| Localities: | Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. | |
| Photo: Aquamarine from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Beryl var: Goshenite | ||
| Locality: | Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Calcite |  | |
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Albert Russ. Calcite from Khaibar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| 'Chlorite Group' | ||
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Chondrodite | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 | |
| Clinohumite |  | |
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Collection of NHM, Vienna | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Clinohumite from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Corundum var: Ruby |  | |
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Reference: | Gübelin, E. (1982): Die Edelsteinvorkommen Pakistans. 1. Teil. Die Rubine aus dem Hunzatal. LAPIS 7 (5),19-26 | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 5 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals. Ruby from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Corundum var: Sapphire |  | |
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Localities: | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Hassanabad Nala (Hasanabad), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Ganesh, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Dorkhan, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Ahmadabad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Photo: © 2001 John H. Betts. Sapphire from Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| 'Feldspar Group' | ||
| Locality: | Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Fluorapatite |  | |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 4 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Mark Mauthner. Fluorapatite from Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Fluorite |  | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 3 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © C.Mercer. Fluorite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Graphite | ||
| Formula: | C | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Herderite ? | ||
| Formula: | CaBePO4(F,OH) | |
| Locality: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan - erroneously reported | |
| Hydroxylherderite | ||
| Formula: | CaBe(PO4)(OH,F) | |
| Locality: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| 'K Feldspar var: Adularia' | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Localities: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Margarite | ||
| Formula: | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Microcline | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 3 other localities in this region. | |
| Muscovite |  | |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 6 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: Muscovite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Norbergite | ||
| Formula: | Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2 | |
| Locality: | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Paragonite | ||
| Formula: | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Pargasite |  | |
| Formula: | {Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 3 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Jasun McAvoy. Pargasite from Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Phlogopite |  | |
| Formula: | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2006 Peter Cristofono. Phlogopite from Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Locality: | Ali Abad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Quartz |  | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | 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. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 6 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Jose Zendrera. Quartz from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Sapphirine | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe)4-xAl4+x[Al4+xSi2-xO18]O2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Schorl |  | |
| Formula: | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Localities: | Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Muchara Nala (Muchu Har; Machara; Muchiohul), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Schorl from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Spinel |  | |
| Formula: | MgAl2O4 | |
| Reference: | [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]/ Gübelin, E. (1982): Die Edelsteinvorkommen Pakistans. 1. Teil. Die Rubine aus dem Hunzatal. LAPIS 7 (5),19-26 | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Oleg Lopatkin. Spinel from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Titanite | ||
| Formula: | CaTi(SiO4)O | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Topaz | ||
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 | |
| Locality: | Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
| 'Tourmaline' |  | |
| Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z | |
| Reference: | [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com] | |
| Photo: © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals. Tourmaline from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | ||
| Zoisite | ||
| Formula: | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
37 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.
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