 | | 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...19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by Jeff Scovil Collection |  | | Catalog/List | | Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm tall x 15.2 cm wide... 4461_txt.indd 12 1/18/21 11:02 AM Scheelite on Muscovite Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co....vitreous luster. It sits on top of a silver bladed muscovite matrix, enhancing its foremost qualities. WINTER...Dassu Mine, Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 25.4 cm tall x 40.6 cm wide In 2018,...Quartz Pulsifer Quarry, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA 3.6 cm tall |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................end o f the Wallapai Mining District. The major mining centers of the district included Cerbat, Chloride...is gener ally at a stand-still throughout the district. The town of Cerbat played a lively role in the...the Cerbat M ountains and the Wallapai Mining District is extremely complex and beyond the scope of this...mine. DINGS, M. G. (1951) The Wallapai mining district, Cerbat Moun tains, Mohave County, Arizona. U |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | associated minerals are beryl, apatite, albite, muscovite, potassic feldspar, and quartz in the former,...United States are from pegmatites of the Amelia district, Amelia County, Virginia (Sinkankas 1959, 1997)...in the Brown Derby pegmatite in the Ohio Creek district, Gunnison County. Roberts and Rapp (1965) describe...John Betts photo. (Northrop 1959). In the Petaca district it is known in crystalline aggregates to 60 cm...Yttrian spessartine occurs in the Elk Mountain district of San Miguel County. Small, though gemmy, spessartine |  | | 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...and albite, 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen collection, Scovil photo...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; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Institution Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks...particular fondness for muscovite. The texture and earth-tone color of muscovite crystals seem to be a...from the old Russian province of Muscovy, where muscovite was used as window glass. In the late eighteenth...to more than 11.0 weight percent (Fleet 2003). Muscovite is one of many phyllosilicates, which are also...phyllosilicates—exemplified by the mica group, of which muscovite is one of the more recognizable members—is due |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | asymmetric uplift of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis, Pakistan Himalya By PETER J. TRELOAR, London, GRAHAM J...as the Ladakh complex, whereas to the west, in Pakistan, it is known as the Kohistan complex. The island...(TRELOAR et al., 1989a). Himalayan collision in North Pakistan was thus effectively between the island arc complex... lO0 o 200 km o Geological map of northern Pakistan showing the location of the Nanga Parbat and Hazara...asymmetric uplift of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis, Pakistan Himalaya 40 - 30 - 415 WEST EAST O Syntaxis |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia...crystal on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen...associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm...morganite, on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka...morganite, and albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metamorphic evolution of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis, Pakistan Himalayas, on the lndus gorge transect: the importance...a major Ntrending transverse structure in the Pakistan Himalayas. Continental rocks of the Indian plate...of orthogneisses is characterized by foliated muscovite and biotite; orthoclase is never found with either...reference to the Nanga Parbat basement massif in the Pakistan Himalayas. This region consists of complexly deformed...evolution of the NW Himalayas as seen in northern Pakistan. In the first event, between 100 and 85 Ma, the |  | | 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...Aquamarine with cleavelandite, 9 cm, from Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Paul Bordovsky photo. Tourmaline |  | | Report (chapter) | | island arc and the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh Massif, Pakistan Himalaya Mark T. George, Nigel B. W. Harris and...island arc and the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh Massif, Pakistan Himalaya M A R K T. G E O R G E , NIGEL B.W....Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK Abstract: In northern Pakistan, an integrated structural and geochemical study...the Kohistan batholith at 50-30 Ma, followed by muscovite granite sheets (Parri granites) at c. 26 Ma. These...the dominant mica, whereas for Parri granites muscovite predominates. This study has enlarged the geochemical |  | | Catalog/List | | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) Looking almost like...com/6150 73002 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) For those that have...750 73003 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) As if Momeik doesn’t |  | | Journal (issue) | | aquamarine) with muscovite, 14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. James Elliott...on stilbite, 11.3 cm, from Rahuri, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, lndia. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement...crystal is 26 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. PEZZOTTAITE ...Gerais, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. SCHEELITE on muscovite, 8 cm, from Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan, China...quartz with albite, 11 cm, from Nyet Bruk, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Roberto Appiani photo. "IMPERIAL" TOPAZ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | island arc and the Indian plate in the Himalaya of Pakistan C . P. C H A M B E R L A I N Department of Earth...in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan ABSTRACT The pressure-temperature and temperature-time...batholith; IS = Iskere gneiss of the NPHM;SH-HG = Shengus gneiss and Haramosh gneisses of the NPHM. Geology...K-feldspar, -300" C for K-Ar biotite, -350" C for K-Ar muscovite, and -500" C for K-Ar hornblende; these values...three main gneiss units in the NPHM: the Iskere, Shengus, and Haramosh gneisses (Madin, 1986). PLATE S |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of eosphorite from Chamachhu (Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan) 2+ [(Mn2+ 0.94Fe 0.06Al0.01)Σ1.01AlPO4(OH1...of Chamachhu (Changmachhu), Skardu district, Baltistan, Pakistan, was used for this study. The sample...of Chamachhu, 10 km east of Shengus, along the Indus River on the Gilgit-Skardu road (Blauwet et al....pegmatites is fairly evolved and represented by muscovite, lepidolite, spessartine, elbaite, topaz, beryl...the mineral localities of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record, 28, 183–200. Busing, W |  | | Report (issue) | | cassiterite, columbite, apatite, eucryptite, muscovite, potassic feldspar, albite, microcline. Distribution:...Taquaral district, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Large crystals from the Shengus, Skardu, and Gilgit districts...districts, Pakistan. At Nilaw, Nuristan district, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Additional minor occurrences |  | | Report (chapter) | | northeastern Nanga Parbat-Haramosh syntaxis, Pakistan Himalaya Ugo Pognante, Piera Benna and Patrick... northeastern Nanga Parbat-Haramosh syntaxis, Pakistan Himalaya U G O P O G N A N T E 1., P I E R A B...Parbat-Haramosh syntaxis (Stak and upper Turmik valleys, Pakistan) consist of kyanite-bearing gneiss with minor...pressure metamorphism, part of the HHC from northern Pakistan underwent very rapid cooling and exhumation. By...recorded by the HHC from regions located east of Pakistan (e.g. Nepal). These differences along strike in |  | | Report (issue) | | Apatite on muscovite, 6.4 cm tall Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza-Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Brent Lockhart...PAGE 86 Apatite Valleys: Localities of Northern Pakistan BY DUDLEY BLAUWET PAGE 96 Apatite from Nuristan...apatite structure is complex and contains three district sites on which the cations sit. The calcium and...Alchori, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan John Rakovan collection, Jeff Scovil...light) 8.6 cm tall Bulache, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Jonathan Allred col lection, Joe |  | | Report (chapter) | | the southern part of the Nanga Parbat massif, Pakistan Himalaya, and its tectonic implications R. W....termed the Haramosh Schist, Iskere Gneiss and Shengus Gneiss. These units, with boundaries conformable... chiefly in the transition between Iskere and Shengus Gneiss units. However, these two units may have...Treloar et al. (1991) tentatively consider the Shengus and Iskere gneisses to be a cover and basement...established that paragneisses within both the Shengus and the Iskere gneisses are migmatitic. However |  | | Book (volume) | | India, 32 Aquamarine (on Muscovite) Shigar Valley, Skardu, N. Areas, Pakistan, 54 Azurite (on Malachite)...Africa, 22 Fluorite (on Muscovite) Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza River Valley, Pakistan, 58 Grube Beihilfe, Freiberg-Halsbrucke...Dist., Tanzania, 50 Vayrynenite Gilgit, Haramosh Mtns., Shengus, Pakistan, 53 Wulfenite (on Mimetite) San |  | Hawthorne, F. C., Cooper, M. A., Ball, N. A., Abdu, Y. A., Cerny, P., Camara, F., Laurs, B. M. (2012) Billwiseite, ideally Sb3+5(Nb,Ta)3WO18, a new oxide mineral species from the Stak Nala pegmatite, Nanga Parbat - Haramosh Massif, Pakistan: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 805-814 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.805 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NALA PEGMATITE, NANGA PARBAT – HARAMOSH MASSIF, PAKISTAN: DESCRIPTION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Frank C. HAWTHORNE§...Haramosh massif at Stak Nala, 70 km east of Gilgit, Pakistan. It is transparent, pale yellow (with a tinge...Nala are albite, quartz, K-feldspar, tourmaline, muscovite or lepidolite, topaz and fluorite, and billwiseite...billwiseite can be partly mantled by B-rich muscovite. Billwiseite is monoclinic, space group C2/c, a 54.116(5)...Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif, Stak Nala, Gilgit, Pakistan. Introduction The granitic pegmatites at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neogene regional metamorphism in the Himalayas of Pakistan using U-Pb in monazite Harold A. Smith a C....large-scale collision [e.g. 7]. In northwestern Pakistan, however, the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh Massif (NPHM)...Parbat-Haramosh Massif (NPHM) of north-western Pakistan has been the site of a number of such studies...Ma Iskere gneiss and the Paleozoic-Precambrian Shengus gneiss [2,13]. These rocks are predominantly low-aluminous...shows that metamorphic grade ranges from kyanite-muscovite on the edge of the massif to sillimanite-potassium |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mogok belongs to Mogok Township, in Pyin-U-Lwin District, in Mandalay Division, which borders Sagaing Division...January–February, 2022 Figure 3. The Ruby Mining District in Burma around Mogok, as surveyed by R. Gordon...exchange for exclusive gem-mining rights in the district. Agreeing, the king made U Tha Doon “sole governor”...depopulated mining district, and the smuggling of gems entirely out of the district became an industry...off complete anarchy, King Mindon decreed the district free and open to all for mining and trading. Additionally |  | | Report (chapter) | | plate rocks continue to crop out in Northern Pakistan. An outstanding problem in the geology of the...divided by the main Himalayan faults. In Northern Pakistan, this sequence is complicated by the Kohistan-Ladakh...to rapid decompression, allowing vapour-absent muscovite breakdown and anatexis in the underlying HHCS...generally accepted continuation of the MCT in Northern Pakistan (Chaudhry & Ghazanfar 1990). There is no single...the MCT and, while which of the many thrusts in Pakistan is the nearest equivalent to the MCT is still |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gray and Hungry: An Early Mineral Buying Trip to Pakistan (Part II) Dudley Blauwet Mountain Minerals International...302 Louisville, CO 80027 After having crossed the Gilgit River at the Alam bridge, satisfied that I had... May 2004 Mineral News 3---- Mineral Buying in Pakistan (Continued from page 1) Local people set to work...stones, usually working small seams of dark golden muscovite while other times just shattering small ones in...stalled negotiation is typical in South Asia and in Pakistan is called "tupki". Only it is usually my friend |
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Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan