| Locality type: | Valley |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Goshenite |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | ⓘ11 photos of Goshenite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | 7 photos of Goshenite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Goshenite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | 4 photos of Goshenite associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goshenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 951260 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:951260:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 32035e28-2368-4b0a-9c34-60297817d487 |
| Localities for Goshenite in this Region |
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| Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goshenite |
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| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘChamachhu Pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 54.8km (34.1 miles) | ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 61.2km (38.0 miles) | ⓘDassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 68.7km (42.7 miles) | ⓘShigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
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Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan