Churka, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Churka | Village |
Shigar Valley | Valley |
Shigar District | Administrative District |
Gilgit-Baltistan | Territory |
Pakistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 11'' North , 75° 42' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
157009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157009:3
GUID (UUID V4):
d34e65fe-e775-440c-b30b-5f3e012700ce
A village in the lower Shigar valley, 10 Km NW of Shigar.
Diggings looking for specimens are done in Churka Nala, the valley above Churka alluvial fan
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β 'Axinite Group' |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | '' | - | |
β | 'Axinite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Localities in this Region
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- Shigar District
- Shigar Valley
- Churka
- Shigar Valley
- Shigar District
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Pakistan
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- ⭔Skardu AreaRegion
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