 | | Report (issue) | | To Our Readers: Pakistan is a mineralogically-rich and interesting country. The quantity of Pakistani...us by surprise when people began to ask, "Why Pakistan; why now?" It has never been our intention to...the mineral deposits of the high mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once into the project, however...justice to neither. We decided to limit our focus to Pakistan, though even focused on a single country, a comprehensive...(variety aquamarine); 19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Holt (1990) 6 Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains...beryl Moore (2009); Ross (1925) 7 South Platte district, Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, CO, USA Pikes...(1968); Kunz (1884); Pegau (1929) 10 Petaca district, Rio Arriba County, NM, USA Intrusive into metamorphic...(2009); Swanson and Veal (2010) 12 Middletown district, Middlesex County, CT, USA Intrusive into metamorphic...topaz, aquamarine, beryl Cairncross (2005); Haapala, Frindt, and Kandara (2007) 19 Shigar-Braldu valleys |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 258. Inside back cover: (left colurnn) Aquamarine-Glenn & Janis Rising collection, page 218; Ruby-Michael...gwindel-Brent Lockhart collection, page 175; Aquamarine-Wally Mann collection, page 193. (rniddle colurnn)...scalenohedral calcite crystals. The Terlingua mercury district, with a few smaller, adjacent districts in Texas... 15 cm, from the Wagholi quarry complex, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Don and Laura Aaron photo...photo. Spodumene, 9.5 cm, from Resplendor, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................Richard also became charter members o f the Tualatin Valley Gem Club and the Friends of Mineralogy. Over the...surrounding valleys. To the west lies the Sacramento Valley, which drains southwest to the Colorado The Mineralogical...River near Needles. To the east is the Hualapai Valley, which drains north into the Red Lake Playa. The...end o f the Wallapai Mining District. The major mining centers of the district included Cerbat, Chloride |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection; Joe Budd...Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo. Tanzanite...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time...the hobby. Aquamarine with cleavelandite, 9 cm, from Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Paul Bordovsky |  | | Journal (issue) | | Trentino Alto-Adige porphyritic platform in the Fassa Valley and the Siusi Alp; druses of orthoclase and quartz...gamet (hessonite variety) and diopside from the Ala Valley. MINERAL COLLECTING FROM THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY...became world-famous for their discoveries in the Ala Valley, and the Pisani family (father and son, respectively...vesuvianite of the rodingites of Piedmont and the Aosta Valley, the sulfur and gypsum from the Ca' Bernardi and...abandoned Sferliin asbestos quarry in the Malenco Valley, following in the footsteps of Pietro Sigismund |  | | Report (issue) | | (weighing a total of 2.52 carats) from Katlang, Pakistan, adorn the upper wings, with a matched pair of...ZBYNEK BURIVAL 46. On the Topaz Trail in Gilgit-Baltistan DUDLEY BLAUWET 58. Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St...schorl, and albite, 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen collection, Scovil...the banks of the Basha River in Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan. Dudley Blauwet photo, June 12, 2006... Germany; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan; near Volyndarsk-Volynsky, Ukraine; |  | | Catalog/List | | on earth are the Swiss Alps, Peru, Mongolia and Pakistan. Each locality produces distinctly different variations...Muscovite, Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 9 cm tall x 7 cm wide 9 MALACHITE...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania 12 cm tall x 6.1 cm...rarity. Tourmaline in Pollucite, Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan 16.5 cm tall x 14 cm wide...Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan 12 cm tall x 11 cm wide 46 AQUAMARINE Light flows freely |  | | Report (issue) | | cleavelandite) crystals from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Colorless, transparent topaz...microcline, 5.5 cm, from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Trinity Minerals specimen and...busy website specializing in quartz varieties, Pakistan/Afghanistan minerals, and some jewelry on the...Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Colorado Gem & Mineral Company specimen and photo...Epidote, 6.25 cm, from near Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Colorado Gem & Mineral Company specimen and photo |  | | Journal (issue) | | volume 54, January–February, 2023 17 Figure 15. Aquamarine beryl, 17 cm, from a 2019 find at Pedra Azul...volume 54, January–February, 2023 Figure 21. Aquamarine beryl, 10.6 cm, from Pedra Azul, Medina area...Gerais, Brazil. This crystal shows the purest aquamarine-blue that I have ever seen from Brazil; not a...volume 54, January–February, 2023 Figure 28. Aquamarine beryl, 15.5 cm, the best specimen recovered from...31. Elbaite, 9.2 cm, from the Barra do Salinas District, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Will Johnson |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2020 Articles Collecting the King of Kashmir aquamarine ...........................................755...Trinchillo Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan .............................................................. 747 COVER: AQUAMARINE with microcline and quartz (nicknamed the “King...cm, from the Biangsapi Gon mine near Nyet Bruk, Pakistan. Private collection; James Elliott photo, Fine...w. FineMineral.com Aquamarine & Quartz | Nyet-Bruk, Skardu District, Pakistan | 15 cm orders@crystalclassics |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universitaria] at 14:10 29 December 2014 Aquamarine, Shigar, Pakistan, 8 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS...10.5 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm, Kombat mine, Grootfontein district, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia; Augustin de Valence...variety aquamarine, 22 × 27 × 25 cm, Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan;...5 × 5.5 cm, Merelani Hills, Arusha, Simanjiro district, Tanzania; James Elliot/Fine Minerals International...Vanadinite, 5.0 × 13.0 × 10.5 cm, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | across, Khanong open pit, Sepon mine, Vilabouly district, Laos. Irv Brown specimen. TUCSON (Dis) Plays...1.1 cm high, Amelia mine, Santa Rosalia, Boleo district, Baja California, Mexico. Irv Brown specimen.... Beryl, variety aquamarine, 10.7 cm high, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Becky Sterbentz...Sodalite with pyrite, 2.4 cm high, Sar-e-Sang, Kokscha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Alex Schauss specimen... 1 cm high, Amelia mine, Santa Rosalia, Boleo district, Baja California, Mexico. Jack Halpern specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | variety aquamarine, 9 cm high, from Sabsar, Skardu Road, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Jeremy...variety aquamarine and albite, 18.2 cm high, from the Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Pakistan. Marcus...type of elegant, clean, gem crystal that has made Pakistan famous. Figure 11. Brookite and quartz, 6.4 cm...cm high, from Dalbundi, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Marcus Budil specimen. I like the way the classic zoning...cm high, from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Gilgit district, Pakistan. Marcus Budil specimen. This is an exquisite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite and muscovite from the Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The fluorite crystals are up to...clinochlore specimen, 3.9 cm high, from Alpe Frasse, Susa Valley, Italy. The sharp, single crystal with its dramatic...variety aquamarine, and schorl specimen, 11.6 cm high, from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | | Online Only Aquamarine Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)...Areas) Pakistan Overall Measurements: 6.69 x 4.65 x 5.51 inches (17.00 x 11.80 x 14.00 cm) DALLAS | NEW YORK |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in which the fluorite occurred are Mississippi Valley–type (MVT); these deposits are ably discussed by...from the Virtuous Lady mine, in the Tavistock district, Devon, where it also occurs as encrustation pseudomorphs;...Treak Cliff, at Castleton, in the Kinderscout district of Derbyshire, England (Webster and Anderson 1983)...the Caravia-Berbes district, the La Collada district, and the Arlós-Villabona district—each with distinctive...octahedral fluorite include Andermatt and Meien Valley, both in Canton Uri; Sommerloch and Ziggenenstöcke |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kashmir": Aquamarinschatz aus dem Karakorum-Gebirge, Pakistan s. Daniel Trinchillo und Federico Pezzotta 12...ordcntliche Auswahl au sgezeichneter klarer, loser Aquamarine bis 2 cm Lange aus seiner Verdabbio-Pegmatitdru...Kashmir": Aquamarinschatz aus dem Karakorum, Pakistan von Daniel Trinchillo. Mitarbeit: Federico Pezzotta...och in den Gebirgsziigen der Shigarta1-Region in Pakistan durchstol3en Hunderte von Abbaustollen steile...hatte traumen !assen. H 1996: Auf der Spur der Aquamarine Dies ist eine Geschichte, die mehr als zwanzig |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | variety aquamarine, microcline, and quartz, 12.8 cm high, from Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan;...specimen. I have seen a lot of aquamarines from Pakistan, but on this one I particularly like the doubly...from Mulla Gora, Zagi Mountain, Khyber Agency, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen specimen. It is rare to find such...Mughal-era agate bowl, 11.1 cm wide, from India; Indus Valley Commerce collection. This may be my favorite shot |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen...with crystals to 5 cm across; the Spruce Pine district, Mitchell County, where some muscovite crystals...specimens were many Schaller had collected in the Pala district, San Diego County, California. The assortment...struck a chord with me. Other mines in the Pala district that have produced musco- Downloaded by [National...microcline. A superb specimen of beryl (variety aquamarine) from Palmital, Minas Nova, is on display; it |  | | Book (volume) | | apart. Ten collectors can all have an Aqua from Pakistan and each one has it's own individual beauty and...culture. We can appreciate a mineral from China, Pakistan, America or Brazil equally without any preconceived...Maharashtra, India, 41 Aquamarine Centreville, Boise, Idaho, 62 Fiker, N. Areas, Pakistan, 7 Azurite (with...Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 46 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite) Brazilianite Linopolis Dist...48 Cumengeite Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 66 Diaspore Amatolia |  | | Catalog/List | | 11:02 AM Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm...found anywhere in the world. A prominent skyblue aquamarine crystal surrounded by lustrous black tourmalines...11:02 AM Aquamarine with Spessartine Dassu Mine, Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan...color, and aesthetic arrangement. Clear, sky-blue aquamarine crystals growing out of a mountain of dark red...Quartz Pulsifer Quarry, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA 3.6 cm tall |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 5.6 cm tall, Alchori, Shigar Valley, Skardu district, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Private collection, Jeff...muscovite, 7 cm tall, Nagar, Hunza Valley, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. MIM Museum specimen, James Elliott...the Himalayan pegmatites and Alpine clefts of Pakistan and Afghanistan (Blauwet 2013; Rakovan 2013a);...Rural City, Victoria Aberfoyle mine, Rossarden district, Tasmania Complex metamorphosed sedimentary exhalative... Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg (phyllites and micaschists); Untersulzbach Valley, Salzburg |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mining Associates, Inc., and mined opal at Virgin Valley, Nevada for two summers, subleasing the Royal Peacock...principal city of the entire Jequitinhonha River valley (COMIG-Projeto Espinhaço, 2002). Eucalyptus trees...(near the Lavra da Ilha pegmatite), the famous aquamarine mines near Medina, the Virgem da Lapa area (the...evolution in the same context as that of the Golconda District (see Cornejo et al., 2019). As the mineralized...stopes and tunnels, in addition to fluorapatite, aquamarine and specular hematite. 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