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Pyrite from
Ghundao hill, Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ghundao hill, Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433127:8
GUID (UUID V4):4342ec6f-1c9c-46e2-9300-4ec062c01e62
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘMingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘTarbela dam, Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘGujar Killi Emerald Deposit, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz, white mica veins from Ghundao Hill (North West Frontier Province, Pakistan): K= =Ar age, stable isotope...Summary In the area of the Ghundao Hill (Northern Frontier Province, Pakistan) an orangeyellow to cherry-red...mineral textures indicate that the topaz from Ghundao Hill crystallized at temperatures of about 230 ...postmagmatic granite-related fluid. The pink Topaz from Ghundao Hill shares the coexistence with carbonates, low...occurrence of pink Imperial Topaz was reported from Pakistan first in 1972 (G€ubelin et al., 1986). This occurrence
Journal (issue)
Cornelius Hurlbut, and C. W Fryer Pink Topaz from Pakistan Edward Gubelin, Giorgio Graziani, and A. H. Kuzmi...THE COVER: Recently a small hillock near Katlang, Pakistan, has begun to produce fine gem-quality pink...present an in-depth report on topaz from the Ghundao hill, the only known in-situ deposit of pink topaz...topaz in the world today. The finest-quality Pakistan pink topaz is reminiscent o f the stones shown here...GEMS & GEMOLOGY Fall 1986 139 PINK TOPAZ FROM PAKISTAN By Edward Gubelin, Giorgio Graziani, and A. H
Report (issue)
stones (weighing a total of 2.52 carats) from Katlang, Pakistan, adorn the upper wings, with a matched pair... 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen collection, Scovil photo Top left:...banks of the Basha River in Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan. Dudley Blauwet photo, June 12, 2006 8 TOPAZ...Germany; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan; near Volyndarsk-Volynsky, Ukraine; Kleine...Namibia; Mokrusha­ Mursinka District, Ural Mountains, Russia; Paprok, Laghman Province, Afghanistan; San Diego
Journal (issue)
from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. (9) Pyrite, 2.4 cm, from Gerensegen, Schwarzwald, Germany...case shows his sub-collections of calcite, quartz, pyrite and hematite, one species per shelf. Wilson photo...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...Diaspore twin, 1.3 cm, from near Pinarcik, Mŭgla Province, Turkey. László Kupi collection and photo. (2)
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
Book (volume)
(with Tourmaline) Gilgit-Baltistan, N. Areas, Pakistan, 15 Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 32 Panasqueira... 5, 40 Aquamarine (with Emerald) Swat Valley, Pakistan, 22 Azurite (on Malachite) Milpillas Mine, Sonora...China, 54, 55 Bannisterite Zinc Corp Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia, 69 Benitoite Benitoite Gem Mine...58 Cumengite Amelia Mine, Santa RosalĂ­a, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 61 Diaspore Amatolia..., Colombia, 28 (with Aquamarine) Swat Valley, Pakistan, 22 Euclase Gachala, Cundinamarca Dept., Colombia
Book
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP ,_ •a PART OF REED INTERNATIONAL...184 Nigeria 184 Northern Ireland 186 Norway 186 Pakistan 186 People's Republic of China 188 Portugal 189...Occurrences Pink/red - Ouro Preto, Brazil; Katlang, Pakistan; Kamenka river, Siberia. Stable yellow/amber...Brazil, Sri Lanka; Jos plateau, Nigeria; Volyn district, Ukraine, and numerous pegmatites throughout the...the Sanarka river in the southern Urals, Katlang, Pakistan, and a few other localities. Most topaz has
Journal (issue)
10.5 cm, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northem Areas, Pakistan ; Marc Countiss collection; Joe Budd photo. This...Kevin Brown Diane & Keith Brownlee Jim Gibbs Lyda Hill Shelly & Jim Houran Rob Lavinsky Betty Llewellyn...January-February, 2009 7 RICHARDSON BEARD COLLECTION Pyrite on quartz, 11 cm, Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington...Washington. Ex Bruce Oreck collection. Joe Budd photo. Pyrite on quartz and siderite, 8 cm, Simplon Tunnel, near...COLLECTION Schort on albite, 15 cm, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Elbaite, 14.5 cm, Pederneira
Journal (issue)
(deceased) Peter L. Via (deceased) Salim Edde Lyda Hill Daniel J. Record Rob Lavinsky Wilbert A. Danner...vesuvianite from the Crazy Sphinx mine, Helena District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Collected in...of a discussion in late 2007 between Bart and Ray Hill, a collector from Abbotsford, British Columbia....early lead mines in the Upper Mississippi Valley district (Mineral Point and others). The animal which appears...Moore to a site which would later be named Colby Hill, where the men observed significant amounts of iron
Journal (issue)
crystals to 4 cm, on matrix, from Ghundao Hill, Mardan district, Pakistan. F. John Barlow collection; photo...Gaylord's Tennessee Minerals Gellani Enterprises - Pakistan Gem & M inerals of Dallas Gemini Minerals Genady...Enough . . . Inc. Hallelujah Mines Hammad Gems - Pakistan Hampel Mineraiogical Museum Hendricks, Pat M inerals...Runner, Bruce & Jo Russell / Zuhl Saeed Ur Rahman - Pakistan Sandman, The Schlichter, Ernie Minerals Schwarz...- Russia Sunshine M inerals Syed Trading Co. - Pakistan Syntaxis Sunnywood Collection, The Thom pson,
Journal (issue)
They camped for the night at the foot of a small hill but, as they slept, some of their horses broke away...horses, some of which could be seen at the top of the hill. Climbing to the crest, Weaver found the horses...filled with nuggets from "the potato patch." Rich Hill, as it came to be named, ultimately yielded millions...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granite from the Hub stock, Horní Slavkov-Krásno ore district, Czech Republic, with aggregates of polysynthetic...in the Hub Jo stock, Horní Slavkov-Krásno ore district, Czech Republic. Topaz occurs as irregular, anhedral...Utah, USA. At Qiguling, in the Qitianling tin district, China, Xie et al. (2013) described topaz in a...650 Heřmanská and Dolejš (2011), metallogenic province of Germany Granite from the Podlesí stock (dike...Jiangxi 24 67-m 13.2 Xie et al. (2019) n.d. Province, China 17 Journal Pre-proof Songshugang topaz
Journal (issue)
COVER: Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection. OPENING SPREAD:...Collection (left to right): Topaz from Dassu, Pakistan; Amethyst from Guerrero, Mexico; Gold from California;...California; Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona;...from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway; Powellite...specimen in many years: a fine matrix topaz from Pakistan. Joe was struck by the realization that he was
Catalog/List
Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518...department. It will be held in the Dallas Design district at 1518 Slocum Street on June 2, 2013. The auction...after LAUMONTITE with APOPHYLLITE Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India Three minerals makeup...Haramosh Mts., Gilgit Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan Div., Pakistan The remote and rugged terrain of the Haramosh...87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile A very sizable, old
Book
aggregates of fine gold wires come from Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge, Colorado, USA. Fine crystals... Placer deposits are secondary. It occurs with pyrite, arsenopyrite, quartz, sylvanite, calaverite, krennerite...in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from Rosia Montana...deposits, associated with cinnabar, tetrahedrite, pyrite and other nunerals. Crystals, several mm long,...Crystals of metamorphic origin come from Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA. Properties: C - tin-white to
Book
Placer deposits are secondary. It occurs with pyrite, arsenopyrite, quartz, sylvanite. calaverite. krennerite...in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from Rosia Montana...aggregates of fine gold wires come from Famcomb Hill near Breckcnridge, Colorado, USA. Fine crystals...Greenland. Crystals were also found in Sterling Hill, New Jersey and Crestmore, California. USA Foliated...It is associated with gold, sylvanite. altaitc, pyrite and other minerals. Crystals up to 30 mm (l'/u
Journal (issue)
Mineralogy of the Spring Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number...and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...us for a video catalog (DVD or VHS) FLUORITE on Pyrite, 11 cm, Huanzala mine, Peru. 238 Jeff Scovil...everywhere apparent. Dust and dirt and the ravages of pyrite disease had taken their toll; the bottoms of boxes...the Duke’s fabulously rich copper mines at Ecton Hill, Staffordshire. From Watson’s original handwritten
Book
localities: Baveno, Italy 14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario: an occurrence of large nepheline...18:185187 ALLACTITE AJlactite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey (by P. J. Dunn) 14:251-252 ALLCHAR Famous...ALLEGHANYITE A highly magnesian alleghanyite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey (by 0. V. Petersen, J. BoUhorn & P....Epitaxial overgrowths of tennantite on octahedral pyrite from Quiruvilca. Peru 4: 159-163 --with R. W. Thomssen:...(by S. A. Williams) 1:68-69 Cometite from Saginaw Hill, Arizona (by B. Khin) 1:117-118 Chalcoalumite from
Book (edition)
(synthetic) Hematite: gems and Simulants as Diamond Pyrite: may be encountered stones, but the instrument... Michigan. Domeykite Superior is from the district, Mohawk Mine, Michigan; Lake Ontario, Canada;...Utah; Arizona; New Mexico; Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho. Hill, = 1 Anglesite gems are colorless to...Orthorhombic. Tabular crystals, aggre- Crystallography: District, Ontario, gates and rosettes; massive, granular...007 2.73 2.73 fluoresces 2.68-2.76 in LW- UV Pakistan Mingora 1.596 Bucha 1.588 0.007 590 0.010
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Priderite Proustite Psilomelane Pumpellyite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrolusite Pyromorphite Pyrophyllite...Middle-grained Mg carbonatite bearing apatite, pyrite, amphibole with 30 to 90% MgCO3. Rhyodacite (obsolete)...adjacent black schists, chalcopyrite veins and pyrite-rich layers and lenses occur in the sedimentary...arsenides, native silver, argentite, pitchblende, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. The gangue...sediments but rarely in volcanic rocks e.g., Cobalt district of Ontario, Canada, Wittichen, Richelsdorf, Bieber
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Priderite Proustite Psilomelane Pumpellyite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrolusite Pyromorphite Pyrophyllite...Middle-grained Mg carbonatite bearing apatite, pyrite, amphibole with 30 to 90% MgCO3. Rhyodacite (obsolete)...adjacent black schists, chalcopyrite veins and pyrite-rich layers and lenses occur in the sedimentary...arsenides, native silver, argentite, pitchblende, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. The gangue...sediments but rarely in volcanic rocks e.g., Cobalt district of Ontario, Canada, Wittichen, Richelsdorf, Bieber
Journal (issue)
vivid “canary” yellow elbaite from the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia, the most important source of...amber • Andradite from Namibia • Andradite from Pakistan • Axinite from Tanzania • Baddeleyite from Mogok...elbaite is the Canary mining area in the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia. The tourmaline has been mined...Chipata area, and the actual locality is the Lundazi District, located ~160 km to the north (as indicated by...PRODUCTION Initial gem discoveries in the Lundazi District probably occurred in the late 1970s through activities
Catalog/List
Julie Gonzales, Rachel Peart, Kelly Jones, Jennifer Hill, Abel Privado, Royce Cornelison and Jon Brotherton...MOUNT Boselaphus tragocamelus Native to Eastern Pakistan and India, the Nilgai Antelope now thrives on...International record book and was taken in the Cape Province of South Africa a few years ago. The leaping action...originated in this state, and is most plentiful in the Hill Country. This example is a mature ram of average...Julie Gonzales, Rachel Peart, Kelly Jones, Jennifer Hill, Abel Privado, Royce Cornelison and Jon Brotherton
Book (edition)
is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400...extensive fields in the prophetically named Kimberley district of Western Australia promise to be of world importance...intermediate and acid members of the volcanic province in southern Brazil and Uruguay, and the fire opals...pyroxene (dusty brown), at centre top by opaque pyrite, and at lower right by mica and quartz. The assemblage...from large lenses of rock rich in lazurite and pyrite which occur in a sequence of marbles up to 400
Journal (issue)
southern Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, and China), and Australia. The major...Nigeria and Namibia; exceptional peridot from Pakistan; and pink to red tourmalines from Nigeria and...Deposits in Afghanistan (Panjshir Valley) and Pakistan (Swat Valley) produced fine-quality emeralds of...occurrences in Malawi, Russia, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China have had little commercial impact to...1997; figure 14). A large new deposit in Lindi Province was the source of attractive tsavorite, which
 
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