 | | 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 | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | attractive icing on the more spectacular crystals of beryl, topaz, and tourmaline. Even the common minerals...CO, USA Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Jacobson (1993); Switzer...Granite in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Menzies and Boggs (1993);...Holt (1990) 6 Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains... quartz, microcline, beryl Moore (2009); Ross (1925) 7 South Platte district, Buffalo Creek, Jefferson |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | web. Elbaite, 2 cm, from Stak Nala, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Marin Minerals specimen...at Stak Nala near Tukla, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan (the former Northern Areas), Pakistan; the...=============================== color-zoned Stak Nala elbaites have shown pale green, pale blue or pale...seeing in Stak Nala specimens; rather, they are without matrix or associations. Stak Nala elbaite has...spodumene, 5 cm, from the Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Trinity Minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...4.3 cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman...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...with cleavelandite, 9 cm, from Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Paul Bordovsky photo. Tourmaline, 11 |  | | Report (issue) | | hedenbergite, fluorite, calcite, datolite, apophyllite, beryl and several much rarer species. But in my opinion...Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, and 19 of these specimens, from small miniature...Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Marin Minerals specimen; Mike Keim photo. 4...=== Quartz, 2.1 cm, from Zhob, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Mineral Movies specimen; Jeff Fast photo. Jeff...floater quartz crystals from Zhob, Baluchistan, Pakistan. He remarks on the site that “the last time these |  | | 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 (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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies Signature...5 cm, Limoeiro mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff...• Markus Raschke - The South Platte Pegmatite District of Colorado: New Insights into Mineralogy, Petrogenesis...array of gem pegmatite species can include beryl and the beryl family gems; spodumene; topaz; the garnet...States; the high mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan; Minas Gerais in Brazil; Mozambique and Namibia |  | | 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 |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | Tucson, AZ 85705 in the center of the Mineral District. The mineralogy section of the mim today hosts...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 14.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm...Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 14.5 x 3 x 2 cm, mim...Événementiel en Val d’Argent I Photo: Cassiterite, beryl & muscovite. Sichuan, China © Jeff Scovil I Design:... Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan, 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm, mim specimen |  | | Journal (issue) | | of eastern San Diego County, CA. In the mining district around Pala, CA, and specifically at the Stewart...crystal—the first reported bicolor elbaite from the Pala District. Apparently, 1915 was a major year for exhibitions...jewelry, of course. The pegmatites in the Pala District are zoned. Open areas, called pockets, gave crystals...Mines are among the notable historic mines in this district. Mining at the Tourmaline King, Tourmaline Queen...specimens from the Little Three Mine in the Ramona District. The Little Three produced elbaite in diverse |  | | Report (issue) | | accessory mineral in granite pegmatites. Association: Beryl, danburite, apatite, spodumene, zircon, fluorite...near Ramona, and the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego Co., and in the Jensen quarry, Riverside...Florence Co., Wisconsin. In Pakistan, around Stak Nala and Drot, Gilgit-Skardu road, Northern Areas....(1996) Twinned hambergite from the Gilgit district, Northern Pakistan. Can. Mineral., 34, 615–621. All |  | | Catalog/List | | Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...FLUORITE Dal’negorsk Tetyuche, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia It...12:00 PM CT 9 52004 MANGANOCALCITE Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru It...visit HA.com/5168 52005 TALMESSITE Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ |  | | 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; |  | | Report (issue) | | Greenbushes, Western Australia. (2) Mesa Grande district, California, USA; by electron microprobe, corresponding...microlite, stibiomicrolite, lithiophilite, alkalic beryl, cassiterite, columbite–tantalite (Varuträsk, Sweden)...Distribution: From the Greenbushes tin placers, Wodgina district, Western Australia. Large crystals at the Muiâne...mine, Mesa Grande district; at the Katerina, Stewart, and Vandenburg mines, Pala district; and in the Little...Little Three mine, Ramona district; in the Brown Derby pegmatite, Gunnison Co., Colorado. In the Varuträsk |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Arizona 85006 jeffscovil@earthlink.net Figure 1. Beryl crystals, to 10.4 cm tall, Wolodarsk, Wolynsky,...always loved the textures produced by etching on beryl from this locality and enjoy bringing it out in...of Bill Larson for a lecture he was preparing on beryl. All photos by author T here are many great things...Tasmania] at 10:42 13 November 2014 Figure 3. Beryl, var. emerald, with muscovite and calcite, 19.5...schorl, and albite, 7.4 cm tall, Haramosh Mountains, Northern Areas, Pakistan; Gobin specimen. This is a superbly |  | | Journal (issue) | | at congress 15 Gemstone and mineral mining in Pakistan 19 Madison Dialogue holds first colored gems...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...have been produced in this mountainous region of Pakistan for nearly 40 years. Mountainous regions are geologically |  | | Book (volume) | | Panasqueira, Portugal, 2, 42 Aquamarine Dassu, Baltistan, Pakistan, 33 (with Schorl), 47 Jos, Nigeria, 15 Medina...Tsumeb, Namibia, 16, 20 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald) (Red Beryl), Violet Claim, Wah Wah...Linwu Co., Hunan Prov., China, 44 Hambergite Stak Nala, Pakistan, 55 Helvite Jinlong, Guangdong Prov., China...Pseudoboleite Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía, Boleó District, Mexico, 33 Pyrite Quiruvilca, Peru, 40 Pyromorphite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Central Sweden High Himalaya, Nepal Stak Nala, northeast Pakistan Koktokay # 3 pegmatite, NW China Sierras...Colorado, USA Trout Creek Pass District, Colorado, USA Mojave District, Arizona, USA Searchlight Dist...Nevada, USA Barringer Hill, Llano, Texas, USA White Mts., New Hampshire, USA Wausau Complex, Wisconsin, USA...Nevada, USA Barringer Hill, Llano, Texas, USA White Mts., New Hampshire, USA Wausau Complex, Wisconsin, USA...central Sweden High Himalaya, Nepal Stak Nala, northeast Pakistan Koktokay # 3 pegmatite, northwest China |  | | Report (issue) | | albite, lepidolite, microcline, garnet, muscovite, beryl, apatite, Distribution: Many localities; some for...Campo, Elba. In the Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) district, Ural Mountains, Russia. From Korgal and Mawi...Laghman Province, Afghanistan. In Pakistan, from around Gilgit and Stak Nala. At Ampantsikahitra, Anjanabonoina...and elsewhere on Madagascar. In the Alto Ligonha district, Mozambique. At Karibib and Usakos, Namibia. In...Brazil, from a large district around Ara»cua¶³-Itinga-Salinas, and the Itatiaia district, Governador Valadares |  | | Report (issue) | | detrital in placers. Association: [Albite, microcline, beryl, lepidolite, muscovite, tourmaline, spodumene, lithiophilite...Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte. At Stak Nala, Gilgit district, Pakistan. From Wodgina, Greenbushes, and |  | | Catalog/List | | JOW. -3- AQUAMARINE/SCHORL/ALBITE. Stak Nala,Gilgit,Pakistan. A superb jet black,adamantine Schorl...rivalling the good Penberthy.MIN,£10.SC,£20. 59. BERYL(GREEN). Sheske�oe,County Donegal. Ireland. Matrix...limonitic ma trix. MIN,£2. BERYL VAR AQUAMARINE.Stak Nala,Gilgit,N Pakistan. A pale,ice-blue, singly terminated...of termination. MIN,£100. BERYL VAR AQUAMARINE. Stak Nala,Gilgit ,N Pakistan. Ex Fasih Ullah colln. O...terminated,the thinner as a parallel pair. MIN£125. BERYL VAR EMERALD.Kunar Valley,Afghanistan. Superb,matrix-free |
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Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan