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Beryl from
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albiteⓘ7 photos of Beryl associated with Albite at this locality.
Schorlⓘ6 photos of Beryl associated with Schorl at this locality.
Quartzⓘ4 photos of Beryl associated with Quartz at this locality.
Spessartineⓘ2 photos of Beryl associated with Spessartine at this locality.
Elbaiteⓘ2 photos of Beryl associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Aquamarineⓘ1 photo of Beryl associated with Aquamarine at this locality.
Columbite-(Fe)ⓘ1 photo of Beryl associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985238:9
GUID (UUID V4):57c62882-644e-444f-afa7-d7bd0d8686d2
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘIshkapal, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘChamachhu Pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘHaramosh Peak, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘSassi, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘKhaltaro, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘRaikot, Chilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...Credits Front: Beryl (variety aquamarine); 19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas
Catalog/List
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania 2.55 cm tall x 3.2 cm...Africa 17 AT L A S Malkhan, RU Dara-e-Pech, AF Shengus, PK Qinglong, CN A journey through Asia begins...steep walls, and rivers form a mountain ranges in Pakistan, a trek through one of formidable natural obstacle...California and the Himalayas.” —(2019). The Malkhan District. The Mineralogical Record, 50 (3 May–June), 245...Aquamarine Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 19.2 cm tall x 6.2 cm wide Gilgit-Baltistan
Catalog/List
Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm tall x 15.2 cm wide...1/18/21 11:02 AM Scheelite on Muscovite Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan...This example, mined 25 years ago from the Pingwu Beryl Mine, is one of the most remarkable of the species...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
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)
these instances, commonly associated minerals are beryl, apatite, albite, muscovite, potassic feldspar,...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California...the most popular of all collectible minerals is beryl. Its wide variation in color, particularly in the...currently producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia...the United States. High-quality specimens of the beryl gems, such as emerald and aquamarine, and to a lesser...lesser extent heliodor, morganite, bixbite (red beryl), and goshenite, are particularly prized, as are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
variety sericite replaces feldspars, spodumene, beryl, topaz, and tourmalines in pegmatites. Muscovite...8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen...growth, are 2–3 cm across, and are associated with beryl, albite, and quartz. Plumose muscovite has been...rosettelike habit. Associated minerals include beryl, albite, fluorapatite, and quartz. In nearby New...associated minerals include albite, fluorapatite, beryl, and quartz, to name but a few. Also in Grafton
Journal (issue)
Record, January-February, 2011 MARCO AMABILI BERYL (variety heliodor; the specimen called "The Dnieper...AMAB I LI BERYL (variety aquamarine) with muscovite, 14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan...Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. James Elliott photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical Record, January-February, 2011 ...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
Journal (issue)
from the Gachalå mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacå 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of eosphorite from Chamachhu (Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan) 2+ [(Mn2+ 0.94Fe 0.06Al0.01)ÎŁ1.01AlPO4(OH1...rare-element granitic pegmatites ranging from the beryl- to the petalite-subtype in the classification of...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....muscovite, lepidolite, spessartine, elbaite, topaz, beryl (gem aquamarine and morganite), pollucite, tantalite-(Mn)
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
Report (issue)
cm tall Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza-Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Brent Lockhart collection, Jeff Scovil...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
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...stalled negotiation is typical in South Asia and in Pakistan is called "tupki". Only it is usually my friend...I continued my journey with stops in Sassi and Shengus and they yielded what seems to have been typical
Book (volume)
(on Muscovite) Shigar Valley, Skardu, N. Areas, Pakistan, 54 Azurite (on Malachite) Liu Feng Shan Mine...Co., South Dakota, 16 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite) (Red Beryl) Harris Claim, Wah Wah...Muscovite) Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza River Valley, Pakistan, 58 Grube Beihilfe, Freiberg-Halsbrucke, Saxony...Dist., Tanzania, 50 Vayrynenite Gilgit, Haramosh Mtns., Shengus, Pakistan, 53 Wulfenite (on Mimetite) San
Journal (issue)
up in Lockenhaus, a town in the Oberpullendorf District of Burgenland, Austria. He immigrated to Australia...Epidote, 11.5 cm, from Alchuri, Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Gold, 2.3 cm, from the Kintore...Australia. Tourmaline, 13 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Supplement to The Mineralogical...Trust Aquamarine, 10 cm, from Doi Ty, Quy Chau district, Nghe[≄ An, An Province, Vietnam. Copper with...Australia. Tourmaline, 10 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Topaz, 7 cm, from the
Journal (issue)
crystals of a wide range of other species including beryl, chrysoberyl, tourmaline, danburite, forsterite...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...hambergite, pollucite, topaz, quartz, aquamarine beryl and lepidolite (Hla Kyi et al., 2005). A second...exchange for exclusive gem-mining rights in the district. Agreeing, the king made U Tha Doon “sole governor”
Journal (issue)
Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany. (8) Aquamarine beryl, 2.4 cm, from Slieve Corra, Mourne Mountains, County...cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine, Michigan Bluff District, Placer County, California. Jingnan Zhang collection...Bustamite, 2.7 cm, from the North mine, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Australia. Stretch Young collection...2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Mount Apatite district near Auburn, Maine. Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Ghundao Hill, Katlang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo. a showcase
Journal (issue)
octahedralfluoritecrystalsfromChukarBaker,Nagar,Pakistan, collectedSeptember2006 Fire Dalllages Wright's...were recent specimens from Chukar Bakor (Nagar, Pakistan). collected September 2006. of pink. octahedral...crystals from the Aris Phonolite Quarry (Windhoek District. Khomas Region. Namibia). In my view they are...Jiirgen Tron had a few of the recent, two-colored beryl crystals from the Erongo Complex. They are standard-issue...stars of the show were certainly the two superb beryl var. emerald specimens. One is the fantastic 17
Journal (issue)
“a new mineral store” in the central business district of Spokane, Washington, at W. 410 Riverside Avenue...and associated minerals from the Michigan copper district. This is an old time collection,” he said, “collected...(cobalt-rich), 15.6 cm, from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer district, Morocco. Quartz, 14.5 cm, from the São Geraldo...chalcopyrite, 23.7 cm, from Gaskin’s mine, Empire sub-district, Pope County, Illinois. Fluorite, 16.4 cm, from... 11.2 cm, from the La Viesca mine, La Collada district, Asturias, Spain. Supplement to the Mineralogical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
conÞguration of the extra-framework content in alkali-poor beryl: A multi-methodological study G. DIEGO GATTA,1,2...ABSTRACT The crystal structure of alkali/water-poor beryl (H2O + Na2O + Cs2O < 1.2 wt%) was reinvestigated...completely different from that found in alkali-rich beryl, where the H···H vector is perpendicular to [001]...single-crystal neutron diffraction, water-poor beryl, polarized IR-spectra, trace elements, REE INTRODUCTION...high-pressure behavior of natural and synthetic beryl with different extraframework contents (Bragg and
Journal (issue)
by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan....................species will be inevitable; for instance, the Pakistan pegmatites covered here have also yielded superb...just as well have been included in the eventual Beryl Issue. Although discussion of the aquamarines may...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no...Eichholz’s translation, 1971) “Caria” is an ancient district in southwestern Asia Minor. The In­ dian stones
Journal (issue)
(lower right) Aquamarine beryl, 10.5 cm, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northem Areas, Pakistan ; Marc Countiss collection;...COLLECTION Schort on albite, 15 cm, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Elbaite, 14.5 cm, Pederneira...photo. Mesolite with apophyllite, 14 cm, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Joe Budd photo. Apophyllite...Apophyllite on stilbite, 9.5 cm, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz...stibnite, 8.5 cm, Xionghuang Kuang mine, Wuyu district, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Ex Steve
Journal (issue)
where ores from the various mines of tbe Silver District were treated. The now-famous Red Cloud rnine was...and 1889 he shipped 5,000 specimens of Silver District vanadinite back to Philadelphia. Around 1910 an...including the Flux mine, the Mammoth mine, tbe Silver District mines (including the Red Cloud), and mines in...Gold, 3.3 and 6.8 cm, from the Santa Elena River district, Bolivar Province, Venezuela. Ex Hubert de Monmonier...6.5 cm, from the Morenci mine, Copper Mountain district, Greenlee County, Arizona. Dale Armstrong photo
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were combined under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey 168 PRODUCTION AND MARKETS...to the traditional spinel sources of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar (spinel, if polished elsewhere, is...start operations at the Kagem mine in the Kafubu District, historically Zambia’s largest source of emeralds...ultimately decided in eBay’s favor when the U.S. District Court of New York determined that the burden of... Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 08-11261, www.bankruptcylitigationblog
 
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