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


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscoviteⓘ11 photos of Tourmaline associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Albiteⓘ9 photos of Tourmaline associated with Albite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ8 photos of Tourmaline associated with Quartz at this locality.
Aquamarineⓘ5 photos of Tourmaline associated with Aquamarine at this locality.
Topazⓘ5 photos of Tourmaline associated with Topaz at this locality.
Gosheniteⓘ5 photos of Tourmaline associated with Goshenite at this locality.
Cleavelanditeⓘ3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Microclineⓘ3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Microcline at this locality.
Hydroxylherderiteⓘ2 photos of Tourmaline associated with Hydroxylherderite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ2 photos of Tourmaline associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007778:2
GUID (UUID V4):465a7110-0e0b-4fc8-b45d-43d68a17f081
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
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
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘChamachhu Pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Roundu 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
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘHispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘLak-Khiang Glacier (Kunyang Lak Glacier), Hispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘHoh Nala, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘChhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
Tanzania, which we find the uncommon form of tourmaline, liddi- often evokes images of the gem mineral...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania 2.55 cm tall x 3.2 cm...of white calcite. 14 Africa Liddicoatite Tourmaline with Quartz Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov....cm wide Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in Madagascar and recognized...recognized as a distinct member of the tourmaline group in 1977, and named in honor of Richard T. Liddicoat
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 14 1/18/21 11:02 AM Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy...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... 4461_txt.indd 56 1/18/21 11:06 AM Rubellite Tourmaline on Quartz Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy
Journal (issue)
from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................particularly auspi­ cious: he bought a beautiful tourmaline, and the Romero Collection was started. In the...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
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)
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 (issue)
from the Gachalå mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacå Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...photo. Tourmaline with cleavelandite, 4.3 cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan...Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection; Joe Budd photo. Middle row, from left: Cassiterite...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen...with crystals to 5 cm across; the Spruce Pine district, Mitchell County, where some muscovite crystals...specimens were many Schaller had collected in the Pala district, San Diego County, California. The assortment...the muscovite crystals attached to them. The Tourmaline King mine and Pala Chief mine specimens were...struck a chord with me. Other mines in the Pala district that have produced musco- Downloaded by [National
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...and Trademark Office. 36190 GERHARD WAGNER TOURMALINE & FINE MINERALS COLLECTION, AUCTION 1 The Session...of the ground. Of the country’s localities for Tourmaline, Momeik stands out for producing the instantly...world continues to grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
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
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...(Indian continent) has been intruded by a series of tourmaline leucogranite dykes and plutons at 2-12 Ma. These...melt. Although the metasediments exposed in the Gilgit valley would be a potential source for the Parri
Journal (issue)
of preparing some exceptional historical Elba tourmaline crystals that had been reattacbed to their matrix... 14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. James Elliott photo. Supplement to...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 ...quartz with albite, 11 cm, from Nyet Bruk, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Roberto Appiani photo. "IMPERIAL" TOPAZ
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...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...I00 Figure 1 . Main tectonic elements of the Pakistan Himalayas and (inset) location map for Indus Gorge
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
Journal (issue)
up in Lockenhaus, a town in the Oberpullendorf District of Burgenland, Austria. He immigrated to Australia... September–October, 2020 Aloe Family Trust Tourmaline, 10 cm, from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Krasnyi...Epidote, 11.5 cm, from Alchuri, Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Gold, 2.3 cm, from the Kintore...Shire, Western Australia. Tourmaline, 13 cm, from Paprok, Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Supplement...Trust Aquamarine, 10 cm, from Doi Ty, Quy Chau district, Nghe[≄ An, An Province, Vietnam. Copper with
Book (volume)
beautiful, like an Illinois Fluorite or a colorful Tourmaline. And, those that are beautiful to the advanced...(on Muscovite) Shigar Valley, Skardu, N. Areas, Pakistan, 54 Azurite (on Malachite) Liu Feng Shan Mine...Muscovite) Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza River Valley, Pakistan, 58 Grube Beihilfe, Freiberg-Halsbrucke, Saxony...Bosnia-Herzegovina, 24 Hydroxylherderite (with Tourmaline) Xanda Mine, Virgem Da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil...Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 44 Tourmaline (Liddicoatite) Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov
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...parts per million to tensof weight percent. Like tourmaline and the amphiboles, apatite is often referred...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
Journal (issue)
of other species including beryl, chrysoberyl, tourmaline, danburite, forsterite, fluorapatite, topaz,...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
Report (chapter)
metamorphism and are intruded by syn- to post-tectonic tourmaline-bearing leucogranites. Isotopic systematics in...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...metamorphic grade, and in part because the NPHM hosts tourmaline-bearing leucogranite bodies of Miocene age or...generally accepted continuation of the MCT in Northern Pakistan (Chaudhry & Ghazanfar 1990). There is no single
Journal (issue)
vesuvianite from the Crazy Sphinx mine, Helena District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Collected in...fine Japan-law twinned quartz associated with tourmaline at the Bald Hornet claim, 3 miles north of North...North Bend, King County, Washington. The tourmaline was later determined to be the species luinaite-(OH)...early lead mines in the Upper Mississippi Valley district (Mineral Point and others). The animal which appears...ranges in the southern part of the Lake Superior District (the Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Cuyuna, Gunflint
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...at Stak Nala are albite, quartz, K-feldspar, tourmaline, muscovite or lepidolite, topaz and fluorite...Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif, Stak Nala, Gilgit, Pakistan. Introduction The granitic pegmatites at...at Stak Nala, Karakoram Mountains, northern Pakistan, belong to the LCT (Li– Cs–Ta) family, with characteristics
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...NPHM and represent both the Iskere Gneiss and the Shengus gneiss. We obtained two monazite-bearing samples
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...special exhibit will on Himalayan Minerals - think Pakistan and Afghanistan, hope for Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal...that I was stranded. The driver walked back to Shengus to try and get a mechanic working on a broken-down
Journal (issue)
Collection no. 32510; and (8) a 13.94 cuprian elbaite tourmaline from Mozambique, courtesy of Pala International...were combined under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey 168 PRODUCTION AND MARKETS...(Mayerson and Laurs, 2004), as well as cuprian tourmaline (from Africa), thanks to the discovery of new...in world markets, red spinel and pink-to-red tourmaline became sought-after alternatives. In GEMS &...to the traditional spinel sources of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar (spinel, if polished elsewhere, is
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
 
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