 | | 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...significant language barrier. Dudley Blauwet was on the road during much of the progress of this publication; |  | | 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 (issue) | | from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................these days is a company called Vector (64956 Lutz Road, Constantine, MI 49042). They have several different...Heading east from the marker a well-maintained dirt road leads to the old Cerbat townsite in the foothills...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 |  | | 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...Primorskiy Kray, Russia. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Aquamarine with spessartine, muscovite and feldspar, 10 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (fall 2009). JEFFREY A. SCOVIL 734 E. Coronado Road Phoenix, Arizona 85006 jeffscovil@earthlink.net...the course of my photography in 2009, I was on the road for a total of 224 days (I must be slowing down)...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | chemistry of eosphorite from Chamachhu (Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan) 2+ [(Mn2+ 0.94Fe 0.06Al0.01)Σ1...area of Chamachhu (Changmachhu), Skardu district, Baltistan, Pakistan, was used for this study. The sample...of Shengus, along the Indus River on the Gilgit-Skardu road (Blauwet et al. 1997; Kazmi et al. 1985)...lepidolite, spessartine, elbaite, topaz, beryl (gem aquamarine and morganite), pollucite, tantalite-(Mn), fluorapatite...the mineral localities of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record, 28, 183–200. Busing, W |  | | 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...tall Alchori, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan John Rakovan collection, Jeff...light) 8.6 cm tall Bulache, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Jonathan Allred col lection, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Basha Valley SK Trail Race A Fall buying trip to Pakistan, and assorted running tales Dudley Blauwet Mountain... every trip to Pakistan has been beset by problems, ranging from the Afghan War, road blockages, internal...actu ally began there. The German Ambassador 10 Pakistan has an interest in minerals, and readily handed...two pieces, l saw only n vo more maJor pieces in Pakistan: a 2 112 " pink dodecahedron with aqua crystals...mineral in Spain after Carretona, Ciudad Rodrigo District. Salamanca Province, Spain I have reported in |  | | Journal (issue) | | by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan....................for instance, the Pakistan pegmatites covered here have also yielded superb aquamarine and could just as...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...Gem and lithiumbearing pegmatites of the Pala district, San Diego County, California. California Department |  | | Book | | Published by: Maplegate Media Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com...crystallined pockets in the unfinished Route 11 road cut in Salem, Connecticut. We found one crystalline...the most colorful and wonderful specimens of the district—at least, in my opinion. Slices were made of some...inches tall. Treasured Minerals 53 Aquamarine Aquamarine is always popular as a gemstone or as a...for some truly large crystals. The blue-green aquamarine on the opposite page is 5 inches long and weighs |  | | Journal (issue) | | rare as $5 gem tourmaline! Canyou believeit! "Aquamarine"cut from blue draw rods for curtains!" Mountedon...(Continues on page 2) Part II: A Difficult Trip to Pakistan Dudley Blauwet PO Box 302 Louisville, Colorado...near the major brookite deposit in the Kharan district in Baluchistan. It took hard bargaining to produce...www.mzexpos.com August 2006 Mineral News 3 Pakistan Mineral Trip (Continued from page I) Our Badakhshan...dealers whom I have known from my first trip to Pakistan appeared with 6-8 boxes in tow. I remember him |  | | Journal (issue) | | stock certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This... Farne Museum in Leadville, the Cripple Creek District Museum, and the Western Museum of Mining and Industry...list the name of the lade or mine, the mining district and county, and the assay results for gold and...Ute Iron Springs, adjoining the station of the cog road up Pikes Peak. He built a pavilion and hotel at...Price $1 to $5 each postpa id ldocrase x1s from Pakistan? We have theml Bermanite from Arizona? We have |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Localities Alchuri Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan Dudley Blauwet Mountain Minerals International...small village of Alchuri in the Shigar Valley, Pakistan, have produced attractive specimens of zoisite...article. INTRODUCTION The Raja Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A hot June night, streets teeming and pulsing...to believe? What choice was left? Every seat to Skardu was booked for the next 18 days. Go with the flow |  | | Journal (issue) | | at congress 15 Gemstone and mineral mining in Pakistan 19 Madison Dialogue holds first colored gems...Asia Ltd 17/F China Resources Building, 26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Tel : (852) 2516 1677 / 2585...distribution. In this respect, the government of Pakistan has launched an initiative for the development...assess the gemstone mining situation in northern Pakistan as well as making recommendations for the improvement...Administrated Northern Areas of Pakistan. The trip was limited to the Gilgit, Skardu and Astore districts due |  | | Journal (issue) | | travel restrictions as to s~~eral bazaa rs in Pakistan have been closed by the authont1es. The 9ealers...Giazotto, photo by Claus Hedegaard. News from Pakistan New Finds and Information Dudley Blauwet Mountain...days crossing Shahi-Salim Mountains to arrive in Pakistan at Garam Chisma, Chitral Valley. I bought an extraordinary...A bar. We planned to go to the Northern Areas by road , but 1W lamic fundamentalist who called themselves...Pakistani Taliban seized control of the main road (and only road to the nort h), the Karak oram Highway (or |  | | Report (issue) | | Stoppaniite Fabio Tamagnini Page 40 Emerald and Aquamarine in Canada Lee A. Groat Page 22 Beryl Color Varieties...References Page 112 Author's Addresses Right: Aquamarine Rough from Marijao, Madagascar is sorted in a...lowdown on beryl mineralogy An ancient gemstone, aquamarine is well suited to modern design. The Bernd Munsteiner...are widely used (see page 22). These include aquamarine, red beryl, morganite, emerald, goshenite, and...emerald and aquamarine are surrounded by the ancient mysticism of birthstones. Emerald, aquamarine and beryl |  | | Journal (issue) | | Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite...potential. The town of Sanford has deeply ditched the road that goes by the entrance to the site so vehicle...on the curve on the main road would be an invitation to disaster as the road is narrow and people lend...Jacobson, the only book on Colorado's famous aquamarine occurrence, 7 x 10 inch format, 126 pages, 90...of the Thomas Vein, Central Kentucky Fluorspar District 13-7: 1.6-8; Minerals near Tateville. Pulaski |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ream Dennis Beals reports that the Fresnillo District, Mexico is not closed like I wrote last month...Salim Tyebjee ( 10 Nowrojee Mansion, 3 I Wodeho use Road. Mumbai 400 039. India, tele . 2840507. email: tyeb-...fabulous single gemmy crysta l of danburite from Pakistan. The crystal is about 2th inches long and better...Afgha nistan. From Balachi, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan were two fabulous specimens...ams Minerals Co .. (RR I B ox 77 , Du tc h Ho ll w Road, Ri o. W e t Virg inia. te l. 304-897-6003. e mail |  | | Book | | Rybicki) 7:72-77 Chalcanthite from the Helvetia district, Arizona (by G. Robinson) 9:252 Cuprite [from...Arizona (by W. A. Thompson) 11:248-250 The Tombstone district, Cochise County, Arizona (by S. A. Williams) 11:251-257... A. Scovil) 21:99-100 Arizona's Silver mining district (by P. Bancroft & G. Bricker) 21:151-168 The Fat...24:67 Famous mineral local.ities: the Rush Creek district, Marion County, Arkansas (by D. A. Richards) 24:285-299...17:381-382 ARTINITE Artinite from [the New ldria district,) San Benito County, California (by S. L. Cisneros |  | | Journal (issue) | | Laszlo Horvath and Elsa Pfenninger-Horvath 594 Main Road Hudson, Quebec, Canada JOP 1H0 Robert A. Gault Research...Ontario, Canada K IP 6P4 Peter Tarassoff 91 Lakeshore Road Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada H9W 4H8 A n extensive... proceed east on this road for 1.7 km, then turn right (SE) onto a paved road 1.9 km long, which ends...the Demix-Varennes quarry gate; a private, unpaved road to the right leads to the Bau-Val quarries. HISTORY...rock was, and still is, as concrete aggregate and road ballast. The quarry ownership changed to Carrieres |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tourmaline —Stak Nala, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Baltistan, Pakistan. 114” x 114” x 114”. Lustrous...• ~ Gene and Jackie Schlepp 2319 E. Kleindale Road Tucson, Arizona 85719 461 M. P. AbelMinerals...New York 13210 Mrs. G. M. Apolant 41 Eastbourne Road Rochester, New York 14617 “Leave No Stone Unturned”...—Dealer inquiries welcome STONECRAFT 6990 Red Day Road • Martinsville, IN 46151 __________________ (317)...William A. Henderson, Jr. 174 East Hunting Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06903 Vince Peisley 23 Dorset |  | | Journal (issue) | | black tourma line. These are very fine ma\rix aquamarine specimens; prices are S850 \o $6.500. and are...He had one cabinet size specimen in which the aquamarine was in a cavity and con\ac\ed on both ends, but...ro s ite fro m the Arrowhead c laim, Slic krock District. Uta h. T hese are of unus ually large crystals...ma tri x from the Mountain King Mi ne. Po to i District. Osgood Mo unt a ins. Humbo ldt Co unty. NY ....cry stals fro m near Johnny Gulch. Radersburg District. MT; and other self-collected Montana specimens |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimens for the museum. Thirty miles of long abandoned road had go be graded in order for us to reach the mine...to correct the location's description. " ... The road cut described is the only one in miles with basalts...light apple green, translucent fluorites, from Gilgit. The crystals are octahedral, but some are grown...like an accordion! Another specimen. equally from Gilgit, is a large (2 cm ( I 5/ 8 inches) on an edge)...size! The locality is Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District. CA. He al o had callaghanitc from Gabbs. NY. |  | | Journal (issue) | | May–June, 2017 Contents The St. Andreasberg Mining District, Western Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen, Germany...working in the lode” (Simonin, 1869). The Mining District Western Harz Mountains Niedersachsen, Germany...minrecord@comcast.net The geographically tiny St. Andreasberg District of silver mines has an outsized reputation: it...century after mining ceased in the St. Andreasberg District, the locality remains secure in its fame among...(Sankt Andreasberg in German) is a town in the district of Goslar, in the German state of Niedersachsen |  | | Catalog/List | | Avenue, 17th Floor • Dallas, Texas 75219 Design District Annex • 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, Texas 75207...835.3243 • Email: Bid@HA.com Heritage Design District Annex Cataloged by: David Herskowitz Edited by:...All Lots 38004 AMETHYST & FELDSPAR Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia The size as well as the... Due to restrictions on high sulfur coal, the district is now down to one operating mine and probably...DRUZY QUARTZ Cyprus Baghdad Mine, Baghdad, Eureka District, Yavapai County, Arizona Azure blue Chrysocolla |
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Skardu Road, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan