 | | 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 |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | Bulgaria, China, India, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, the United States... the Muzo mine in Colombia, the Mohmand district in Pakistan, and Norway. Beryl has a wide stability...obtained for the formation of emeralds from Swat in Pakistan (Dilles et al., 1994). Vapnik and Moroz (2001)...al., 2002). Australia's most productive emerald district is a 10 km2 area around the village of Poona in...post-tectonically, mainly at the contact between muscovite-plagioclase-chlorite boudins and biotite schists. Geochemical |  | | Report (issue) | | Pliny: ''The Most Beautiful Green!'' Asia: Pakistan, Afghanistan and India .......6 0 Old Mine Emeralds...zone in the Muzo Coscuez-Pefias Blancas mining district. They are disseminated in black shales or albitized...emerald deposits is found in the Khaltaro region south of Gilgit in Pakistan. Classification of Emerald Deposits...Beryllium was mobilized from muscovite schists and plagioclase gneiss and chromium from ser pentinites. Both...Lenses (e.g., Swat, Pakistan) The emerald occurrences in the Swat Valley in Pakistan are located along |  | | Journal (issue) | | Muling, China More on Emeralds from Chitral, Pakistan Forsterite-Serpentine from North-eastern China...in 2021 in the Chitral region of north-western Pakistan. Following an earlier description of pale-coloured...to emeralds from Afghanistan and elsewhere in Pakistan. The Chitral emerald specimen shown here measures... Comparison of Emeralds from the Chitral District, Pakistan, with other Pakistani and Afghan Emeralds...years) 576 Laos (1.3－1.2 Ma) Nepal (＞5.6 Ma) Pakistan (＞16 Ma) Paleogene Cretaceous Past 100 Ma Cambodia |  | | Book | | Dr. G. Liittig, Erlangen Band 25 GEOL OGY OF PAKISTAN edited by / F. K. Bender and H. A. Raza 1995...BORNTR AEGER · BERLIN · STUTTGART GEOLO GY OF PAKISTAN edited by F .K. Bender and H.A. Raza by D....Developme nt Institute of Pakistan, 230, Nazimuddi n Road F-7 /4, Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. D. BANNERT, Dr....of Pakistan, FF 2 Block 59, Seaview Township, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi-75500, Pakistan. Prof...University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan. Ongoing small scale detachment tectonics within |  | | Journal (issue) | | Volume 38 / No. 3 / 2022 Emerald from Chitral, Pakistan Turquoise from Xinjiang, China Emerald Jewels...Gem Notes 234 Emerald from the Chitral Region, Pakistan: A New Deposit Emerald with BertranditePhlogopite...Tourmaline King Mine, Pala, California, USA The Pala District in San Diego County, California, USA, is famous...Gem- and Lithium-bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego, California. Special Report 7-A, Division... FEATURE ARTICLE Emerald from the Chitral Region, Pakistan: A New Deposit Carina Silke Hanser, Bilal Gul |  | Giuliani, Gaston, Groat, Lee A., Marshall, Dan, Fallick, Anthony E., Branquet, Yannick (2019) Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classification. Minerals, 9 (2) 105 doi:10.3390/min9020105 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | intrusion-related (Austria, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan), and some unclassified deposits. Keywords: emerald...DYKO6-zh. Photograph: Dan Marshall; (e) emerald in plagioclase, Carnaíba, Brazil, longest crystal: 6 cm. Photograph:...Brazil, Zambia, Russia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Figure 3) are the largest producers...ophiolites in Bulgaria, Canada, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, and Spain. Colombian emerald deposits...Kaliguman); 38: Gubaranda (Orissa state). Pakistan: 39: Khaltaro; 40. Swat valley. Afghanistan: 41. Panjshir |  | Marshall, D., Pardieu, V., Loughrey, L., Jones, P., Xue, G. (2012) Conditions for emerald formation at Davdar, China: fluid inclusion, trace element and stable isotope studies. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 213-226 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.213 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | some similarities to the Khaltaro and Swat Valley emerald deposits in Pakistan, but they show the greatest...Xinjiang Province (Fig. 1), close to the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, in 2000. Since the...typical greenschist facies minerals (epidote, plagioclase, potassic feldspar, quartz, biotite and chlorite)...from the neighbouring emerald deposits at Khaltaro in Pakistan and at Panjsher in Afghanistan. There is...Moroz, 2001). The Swat valley (Arif et al., 1996), Khaltaro (Laurs et al., 1996) and Panjshir (Giuliani et |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Stak, 29; Shahbatot, 30; Sassi, 31; Khaltaro, 32; Hunza, 33; Gilgit, 34; Jaglot, 35; Gonar, 36; Khandian...Kabul River, drains the Hindu Kush terrain in Pakistan. Its lithology consists mainly of amphibolite...mountains include glacially influenced subbasins of Gilgit, Hunza, Shigar and Shyok rivers and encompass granitic...relative to MCT, the latter not clear in northern Pakistan and Kashmir. On purely lithological grounds, we...small tributaries join the Indus from the West Pakistan Fold Belt Žlimestone, with subordinate, but locally |  | Baksheev, Ivan A., Trumbull, Robert B., Popov, Mikhail P., Erokhin, Yuri V., Kudryavtseva, Olesya E., Yapaskurt, Vasily O., Khiller, Vera V., Vovna, Galina M., Kiselev, Vladimir I. (2018) Chemical and boron isotopic composition of tourmaline from the Mariinsky emerald deposit, Central Urals, Russia. Mineralium Deposita, 53 (4) 565-583 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0759-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Morteani 1989); Swat Miner Deposita Valley, Pakistan (Arif et al. 1996); Tsa da Glisza, Yukon Canada...studies of tourmaline from the Urals Emerald Mines district have reported major-element compositions, but...and still-active deposit in the Emerald Mines district. We also analyzed one sample from the inactive...Krasnoarmeisky deposit in the southern part of the district. The data set presented here combines majorelement...Regional and deposit geology The Ural emerald mining district (Ural emerald belt) is located between the Eastern |  | Brand, A. A., Groat, L. A., Linnen, R. L., Garland, M. I., Breaks, F. W., Giuliani, G. (2009) Emerald Lake Mineralization Associated with the Mavis Lake Pegmatite Group, near Dryden, Ontario. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (2) 315-336 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.2.315 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals (to 30 cm) in a matrix of anhedral bluish plagioclase, quartz, fine-grained black phlogopite, blue...potassique orangé (jusqu’à 30 cm) dans une matrice de plagioclase bleuâtre xénomorphe, quartz, phlogopite noire...2004). The pegmatite is composed of K-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, muscovite, tourmaline, apatite, and...orange-pink crystals up to 30 cm in length. Plagioclase is generally coarse-grained, and occurs in crystals...mixing” (see below). In thin section, fine-grained plagioclase and mica fill interstices among larger feldspar |  | | Journal (issue) | | Brazil’s Emerald Production Emerald Occurences in Pakistan Afghanistan’s Emeralds: Hidden Treasures Emeralds...awareness of the green gem from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Meanwhile, the major miners, including The Muzo...concludes. Other Aprecol Projects ● Boyacá's Art District: Joint venture with one of Colombia’s top galleries...Brazil, Zambia, Russia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Image 8) were the main world...ophiolites, from Bulgaria, Canada, China, India, Pakistan, Russia and Spain. Issue 40 ׀InColor 23 Geology |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | assemblages. Quartz – oligoclase augen and quartz – plagioclase – muscovite leucosome are developed throughout...garnet and apatite, zircon, and trace sulfides. Plagioclase–ferrosilite veins are widespread and appear to...green color of muscovite in the deposit. Plagioclase Plagioclase is present as distinct crystals or aggregates...to 3 cm in maximum length. The composition of plagioclase (albite) is variable, in the range An1–10. Carbonates...(1983): The genesis of an emerald from the Kitwe district, Zambia. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., 175-186 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | intermediate zone, and a core of predominately plagioclase and quartz up to 15 cm, biotite booklets up to...fluorite (F), jadeite (Na), olivine (Mg), bytownite plagioclase (Al, Si, Ca), orthoclase (K), vanadium metal...are anhedral and in contact with sericitized plagioclase, muscovite, and quartz (Fig. 7a). The individual...of emeralds and some associated minerals from Pakistan and Afghanistan: an electron microprobe study...Emeralds of Pakistan: Geology, Gemology, 66 and Genesis. Geological Survey of Pakistan and Van Nostrand |  | | Journal (issue) | | of D-to-Z Diamonds Emeralds from Swat Valley, Pakistan History of European Royal Jewel Sales Turquoise...Colorless to Near-Colorless Diamonds, Emeralds from Pakistan, a History of European Royal Jewel Sales, and...Characteristics of Emeralds from Swat Valley, Pakistan Hongshu Guo, Xiaoyan Yu, Yuyu Zheng, Zhulin Sun...pearls • Trapiche-type emerald from Swat Valley, Pakistan • Unusual violet Maxixe beryl • New type of rutilated... Colorless to Near-Colorless Diamonds, Emeralds from Pakistan, a History of European Royal Jewel Sales, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Russia (Bak sheev et al., 2018), Swat Valley, Pakistan (Arif et al., 2010, 2011; Guo et al., 2021), Tsa...was accidentally discovered in the Saxi mining district during tungsten prospecting. The L-S MCC strata...granofels and biotite-plagioclase gneisses with several lenses of plagioclase amphibolite and mica schist...schist (Pt3s1); (2) striped biotite-plagioclase granofels and biotite gneisses with minor biotite-muscovite...(Pt3s2); (3) and diopsidite, quartzite, and plagioclase granofels (Pt3s3). Secondary shear foliation |  | | Journal (issue) | | reformed its institutional framework and the mining district of Chivor. Up to now, the production of policy...mother and young son from the Hunza Valley of Pakistan. (Photo by Andrew Lucas) Top: From Brazil to...DYKO6-zh. Photo: Dan Marshall. E- Emerald in plagioclase, Carnaíba, Brazil, longest crystal: 6 cm. Photo:...fingerprint of Russia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan 58 InColor ׀December 2015...producing the deposits of the Swat Valley and Khaltaro, deformation, formation and uplift of mountain |  | Abdel Gawad, Ahmed E., Ene, Antoaneta, Skublov, Sergey G., Gavrilchik, Alexandra K., Ali, Mohamed A., Ghoneim, Mohamed M., Nastavkin, Aleksey V. (2022) Trace Element Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals, 12 (2) 206 doi:10.3390/min12020206 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geologic Settingcomposed of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase and biotite. Biotite gneisses are highly deformed...fault. They are composed of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite and subordinate They are essentially...essentially composed of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase and biotite. Biotite amounts of biotite. These rocks...fault. They are composed of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite and subordinate columbite, fergusonite...moderate relief [48,49]. and are composed mainly of plagioclase, hornblende and pyroxene. The metagabbros are |  | Andrianjakavah, Prosper Rakotovao, Salvi, Stefano, Béziat, Didier, Rakotondrazafy, Michel, Giuliani, Gaston (2009) Proximal and distal styles of pegmatite-related metasomatic emerald mineralization at Ianapera, southern Madagascar. Mineralium Deposita, 44 (7) 817-835 doi:10.1007/s00126-009-0243-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and microperthitic K-feldspar, with accessory plagioclase (An10–50) or biotite, plus minor zircon or monazite...pargasite, Fig. 4a) plus garnet porphyroblasts, plagioclase (An80–90), and biotite (cf. Table 1 for probe...consists of orthoclase (40–60%), quartz (25–35%), plagioclase (An8–15; 10–20%), and minor biotite and Mg-hastingsite...(Alm51–56Prp17–23 Grs9–15And1–5Sps7–14), biotite, plagioclase (An30), and exotic phases such as fluorapatite...dolomite and minor quartz, calcite, zircon, plagioclase (An30), and chlorite. These metasomatic zones |  | Salvi, Stefano, Giuliani, Gaston, ANDRIANJAKAVAH, Prosper Rakatovao, Moine, Bernard, Beziat, Didier, Fallick, Anthony (2017) Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Constraints On the Formation of the Ianapera Emerald Deposit, Southern Madagascar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 619-650 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700017 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the fluids and Be. In the Swat valley deposits in Pakistan, the oxygen and hydrogen isotopic compositions...mineralization. Geothermobarometry of amphibole and plagioclase, considerations of the chemistry of minerals...(Martelat et al. 2000, de Wit et al. 2001) near the district of Benenitra. In the field, this suture zone separates...porphyroblasts (Alm46–50 Prp26–29Grs11–21And0–4Sps4–8), plagioclase (An80–90), and minor ilmenite, apatite, quartz...of microcline (30–40%), quartz (20–40%), and plagioclase (10–15%), plus lesser Ti-rich biotite and Na- |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEATURE ARTICLES 166 Benitoite from the New Idria District, San Benito County, California Brendan M. Laurs...Benitoite Gem mine, the geology of the New Idria district and current mining there, and the gemological...Fall 1997 165 BENITOITE FROM THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA By Brendan M. Laurs...world, the Benitoite Gem mine in the New Idria district of San Benito County, California. A barium titanium...from only one region in the world, the New Idria district of San Benito County, California. Benitoite was |  | | Journal (issue) | | A.H., and Snee, L.W. (eds)., 1989. Emeralds of Pakistan. Geology, Gemology and Genesis. Van Nostrand Reinhold...conglomerate that crops out prominently in the Peebles district of the Scottish Borders. It appears associated... Norway Haider, Hamayou Yousafzai, Islamabad, Pakistan Hashimoto, Megumi, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan Hirano...Province, China HOWIE, R. A., Iridescence in plagioclase feldspars S AFAR, A., STURMAN, N., Notes from...from the Campos Verdes-Santa Terezinha Mining District, Goiâs, Brazil CARBONIN, S., SBRIGNADELLO, G. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Since the turn of the century the central Nigerian district of Jos, in Plateau State, has been well known...blue to very deep blue shades have come from this district during the last eight years (Bank 1984a, 1986...the granite contacts. In the 'Rafin Gabas Hills' district, the aquamarine crystals, white to pale blue topaz...virtually halted halted inin this thisdistrict. district. However, However, the the has littlemining miningdone...zirconsofofthejemaa District Sapphiresand andzircons Sapphires the Jemaa District thesouthwestern southwesterncorner |  | | Book | | (sulfides of Ag, Pb, Cu, and Zn) in the Charcas mining district, San Luis Potosi. The area is characterized by...Eu is driven by fractional crystallization of plagioclase, which is commonly found to incorporate high...intrusion-related (Austria, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan), and some unclassified deposits. Keywords: emerald...DYKO6-zh. Photograph: Dan Marshall; (e) emerald in plagioclase, Carnaíba, Brazil, longest crystal: 6 cm. Photograph:...Brazil, Zambia, Russia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Figure 3) are the largest producers |
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