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Almandine from
Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952543:6
GUID (UUID V4):ca9e9016-c499-4794-8cdc-408e5a1e2a2b
Localities for Almandine in this Region
Besal, Naran, Kaghan valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
30.7km (19.1 miles) Besal, Naran, Kaghan valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
plate, south of the Main Mantle Thrust, north Pakistan P. 1. TRELOAR*, R. D . BROUCHTONt, M. P. WILLIAMS*...ABSTRACT South of the Main Mantle Thrust in north Pakistan, rocks of the northern edge of the Indian plate...orogeny. In the Hazara region, between the Indus and Kaghan Valleys, metamorphic grade increases northwards...region, north Pakistan; Main Mantle Thrust; tectonic inversion. INTRODUCTION In north Pakistan (Fig. 1) the...clearly seen south of the MMT in north Pakistan. In the area from Mansehra northwards to the MMT (Fig. l), Calkins
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...aquamarine); 19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by Jeff Scovil Collection
Journal (issue)
Trinchillo Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan ........................cm, from the Biangsapi Gon mine near Nyet Bruk, Pakistan. Private collection; James Elliott photo, Fine... Aquamarine & Quartz | Nyet-Bruk, Skardu District, Pakistan | 15 cm orders@crystalclassics.co.uk |...in the mountain ranges of the Shigar Valley region of Pakistan, hundreds of mine tunnels pierce steep...a collector for almost 15. On my first trip to Pakistan I was on the hunt for a different gem mineral:
Report (chapter)
Glaucophane and barroisite eclogites from the Upper Kaghan nappe: implications for the metamorphic history...eclogites from the Upper Kaghan nappe in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines of the Pakistan Himalaya, and discusses...eclogites previously described elsewhere in the Upper Kaghan nappe. The metamorphic peak assemblage is garnet...Upper Kaghan nappe and metamorphic evolution of the eclogite-bearing units of the Neelum valley just to...to the east of the Kaghan valley indicate that the eclogite occurrences of the Kaghan-Neelum area define
Book
geology of the belt and its different sectors from Pakistan Himalaya in the west to Arunachal Himalaya in...belt is valid for India and Nepal sectors. The Pakistan sector has difficulties in maintaining such a...Crystallines (HHC) across the Hazara Syntaxis to Western Pakistan is problematic (Fig. 1.1). They refer in support...although he considered the metamorphics of the Pakistan sector as Central Crystallines (HHC). Heim and...Lithotectonic Subdivisions of the Himalaya In the Darma Valley of Kumaon Himalaya, Thakur (1977) described a divergent
Catalog/List
aquamarine crystals, 5 x 3 ins. £750 Cilgit, North Pakistan APATITE - a gemmy blue crystal 1 'h ins. long...orange crystal 1 V2 ins. on edge. Zinyang, Sitchuan Province, China £320 COLEMANITE - transparent colemanite...with dolomite 3 x 2½ ins. Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China £60 SIDERITE - a 3V2 inch crystal with...orange crystal 1 'h ins. on edge Zin_yang, Sitchuan Province, China £425 CASSITERITE - a flat plate of black...long in mica matrix 4 x 4 ins. Astak Na/a, North Pakistan £850 CRFCORY, 80 rn fY !. I l.OYD - 1 3 SEACRAVf
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Parbat Haramosh Massif, and similar rocks in the Kaghan Valley to the south-west, were buried to pressures...amphibolite- and eclogite-grade rocks of the Kaghan Valley. In contrast, the cover rocks of the Nanga Parbat...2. (d) Geological map of the Hazara, Besham and Kaghan regions of the NW Himalaya showing the location...approximate location of eclogitic assemblages in the Kaghan Valley (Pognante & Spencer, 1991). Modified from Treloar...plates, is known as the Main Mantle Thrust (MMT) in Pakistan and separates the Kohistan-Ladakh Island Arc (Fig
Journal (issue)
BARITE 13 cm, from Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Doug Fiske collection;...from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...photo. Fluorite with quartz, 11 cm, from Fujian Province, China. Keith & Diane Brownlee collection; Joe...Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection; Joe Budd...cm, from Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd
Journal (issue)
from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................Richard also became charter members o f the Tualatin Valley Gem Club and the Friends of Mineralogy. Over the...surrounding valleys. To the west lies the Sacramento Valley, which drains southwest to the Colorado The Mineralogical...River near Needles. To the east is the Hualapai Valley, which drains north into the Red Lake Playa. The...end o f the Wallapai Mining District. The major mining centers of the district included Cerbat, Chloride
Report (volume)
evolution of the North Karakoram cover, North Pakistan Zi Gaetan, 39 M., JADouL, F., Erpa, E. & Garzanti...granitoid structure of the Hunza Karakoram, north Pakistan TreLoar, magmatism P.J. & Izatr, C.N. Tectonics...West Pakistan 89 Aumep, Z. Leucocratic rocks from the Bela ophiolite, Khuzdar district, Pakistan Arir...zone of Pakistan Jan, M.Q., Kuan, North Pakistan Kuan, M.A., JAN, B.L. Evolution Pakistan: temporal...reconstruction of the Dir Group: within Kohistan, N. Pakistan Haynes, J.R. & Rex, D.C. evidence for magmatic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geological Investigation Centre, Songino Khayrkhan District, PO Box 37/307; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Corresponding...intrusive rocks of I-type in the Gobi Tien Shan and Naran Sevest intrusive complexes exposed in the Gobi Tien...l.) is located in the west in the Zagt Ikh Sayr valley at the Chinese border. 1.2 Geological setting...granodiorite, granite C1 (P?) common common Naran Sevest GTS Granodiorite D? common common 204...Trans-Altay I.C. granite Trans-Altay I.C. granodiorite Naran Sevest Massif Tsagaan Bogd Massif Gurvan Khar
Book
(Marinov et al. 1977) first defined the Mandakh Cu district, and later Sotnikov et al. (1984) defined the South...interaction with the African large low shear velocity province. Earth Sci Rev 102:29–59 Lamb MA, Cox D (1998)...Paleozoic arc magmas in the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry Cu-Au district, southern Mongolia. Gondwana Res 19:764–787 Wickham...mid-Jurassic (Mossakovsky 1975). District Geology. The Erdenet ore district is located within a local 20–25...plan and geological sketch map of the Erdenet district, northern Mongolia. Topographic and cultural features
Journal (issue)
the Chuncheon area, north east of Seoul, in the Province of Kangwondo, which is in the central part of...of the following gems from Tanzania and Kenya: almandine, apatite, aquamarine, beryl, grossular, kyanite...the Dodoma area, 17,18 and 19 from the Lelatema District and 2,9 and 11 from the Pare and Usambara Mountains...areas are part of the central system of the Rift Valley (Pangani Rift). The rocks are affected by extensive...cross this brownish-yellow zoisite from Lelatema District (Tanzania). 30x. Gemmological and analytical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
composition) metamorphic rock with red to pink garnet (almandine–pyrope) in a green matrix of sodiumrich pyroxene...sediments but rarely in volcanic rocks e.g., Cobalt district of Ontario, Canada, Wittichen, Richelsdorf, Bieber...Jachymov, Czech Republic, Black Hawk District, USA, Batopilas District, Mexico (Fig. 04.01). These vein-type...Chételat (1947). of the garnierites of the Uralian province are of hypogene rather supergene origin (chrysotile...gemological products (Fig. 04.10). In the Marlborough district of Queensland, Australia, it occurs within the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
composition) metamorphic rock with red to pink garnet (almandine–pyrope) in a green matrix of sodiumrich pyroxene...sediments but rarely in volcanic rocks e.g., Cobalt district of Ontario, Canada, Wittichen, Richelsdorf, Bieber...Jachymov, Czech Republic, Black Hawk District, USA, Batopilas District, Mexico (Fig. 04.01). These vein-type...Chételat (1947). of the garnierites of the Uralian province are of hypogene rather supergene origin (chrysotile...gemological products (Fig. 04.10). In the Marlborough district of Queensland, Australia, it occurs within the
Book
garnets are divided into two major groups: almandine (pyrope, almandine, and spessartite) and andradite (grossular...(skarns) garnets are represented by the varieties of almandine-grossular-pyrope series. When systematizing garnets...eclogite xenoliths occurring in the Mbuji-Mayi province (Congo) showed that diffusion of light REE from...peridotite xenoliths (Somerset Island and Saskatchewan province) (Canada) they studied the relationships between...and from inclusions of diamonds from the Akwatia province (Ghana) [Stachel et al., 1998]. The authors conclude
Book
direction. Around the Gweebarra Estuary in the Maas district, the Lower Falcarragh Pelites consist of about...Succession is approxi1nately 660 meters in the ErrigaJ district, of which a total of 440 meters is found between...greenschist facies to schists and gneisses of the almandine-amphibolite facies; this situation we discuss...other northwest-facing fo lds in this northern district which appear to be associates of the Errigal Syncline...subsequently invaded by a granitic con1plex. In the Thorr district, the disposition of enclaves of rocks younger
Book
reveal much about the gems’ composition. Ruby Almandine garnet Red glass Spectra Ruby’s simple composition...composition shows only a few dark bands or lines. Almandine, meanwhile, shows numerous lines, due to its complex... Sapphire Amethyst Afghanistan Tourmaline Pakistan Kenya Aquamarine Chrysoberyl Diamond Emerald...Bhutto lays claim to the diamond for his country, Pakistan 2000 1851 On display at the Great Exhibition...Vietnam, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Australia, Tanzania Single crystals Octagonal
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reveal much about the gems’ composition. Ruby Almandine garnet Red glass Spectra Ruby’s simple composition...composition shows only a few dark bands or lines. Almandine, meanwhile, shows numerous lines, due to its complex... Sapphire Amethyst Afghanistan Tourmaline Pakistan Kenya Aquamarine Chrysoberyl Diamond Emerald...Bhutto lays claim to the diamond for his country, Pakistan 2000 1851 On display at the Great Exhibition...Vietnam, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Australia, Tanzania Single crystals Octagonal
Book
work (as chief collaborator on Kingsbury's Lake District "discoveries") is most affected by the problem...Cumbria (Ixer & Stanley 1987); a glossary of Lake District minerals (Young 1987a), which referenced many...class of mineralization referred to as Mississippi Valley type (MVT) deposits. Exploitation of the orefield...Shelve and it embraces the Habberley-Shelve mining district and tbe Breidden Hills. Mineralization occurs...deposits Between 1875 and 1968 the l'\orthavon district of Avon around Yate produced 5070% of the world's
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Floral Province ..................................................... 1.5.2 Zagros Floral Province .......Floral Province ............................... 1.5.4 Southern Coastal Plains Floral Province .........Metallogenic Province ..................................... 6.3.2 Urumiyeh–Dokhtar Metallogenic Province .......Metallogenic Province .............................. 6.3.4 Northeast Metallogenic Province (Taknar and...Belts) ............... 6.3.5 Alborz Metallogenic Province .............................................
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Crystal. Tennantite. Towanite. Gwithian . ( Silver Valley mine .) SILVER . Kerate. Silver. Quartz rock ....Porphyry. Pinite. (Forneth.) Chlorite. Breadalbane District. Potstone. Talc. Chlorite. Saussurite. 95...Mountains. Granite. Beryl. Galena. Gweebarra Valley. Granite. Garnet. Labradorite. Gweedore. Granite...Actinolite. (Lough Clooney .) Mica Slate. Andalusite. (Naran.) Granite . Sphene. ( Shallogan Bridge .) Granite...See Actinolite. Calcite . .. Agaric mineral Almandine .. Alumina, Fluate of Garnet. Fluellite . Fluo
Book (edition)
British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...Mohave and Cochise Cos., AZ; Elmore, Idaho, and Valley Cos., ID; Goldfield, Esmer- 444.2 Silver 3...Co., Bonanza mine, Trinity Co., Michigan Bluff district, Placer Co., in AK, placers at Fairbanks, Iditarod...and quartz veins at Juneau. In Canada, Noranda district, PQ; Porcupine, Kirkland Lake, and Larder Lake...deposits, ON; Atlin and Caribou, BC; and Klondike district, YT. In Mexico, Altar and Magdalena, SON; Parral
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relation to tectonism and plutonism in the Churchill province in Western Saskatchevan. In: Metamorphism in the...occurrences associated with young fault zones. The Naran fluorite deposit, the largest of them, is composed...quartz-fluorite deposits even constitute a fluorite-bearing province. A special role in the distribution of low-temperature...substratum. Mention may be made of the new tin district found in the north of the Brazilian platform,...classified as a characteristic mercury-antimony province. The native antimony, fluorite and barite deposits
Report (issue)
120 Ma) Plume-Related Igneous Province - Tungus Plateau igneous province - (Late Permian and tp Early...Bedded barite Carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn (Mississippi Valley type) Chemical-sedimentary Fe-Mn Evaporate halite...(SEDEX) and carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn (Mississippi valley type) deposits. Fossil or isotopic ages of the...mafic-ultramafic related Cu-Ni-PGE deposits in the Norilsk district in northern Siberia. Favorable geologic environments...districts, such as that of the Maniwaki-Gracefield district in southwestern Quebec by Gauthier and Brown (1986)
 
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