 | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | a new site somewhere in the Tormiq Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: he writes that they came “from...keeping, priced at $1,200. Other localities in Pakistan at other times have yielded fine epidote specimens...earlier Pakistan epidotes that I know of. Epidote, 14 cm, from the Tormiq Valley, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan...Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Crystal Mine specimen and photo. 11 =================================...classic locality: the Roşia Montană (or Verespatak) district of mines, Apuseni Mountains near Zlatna, Alba |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Trentino Alto-Adige porphyritic platform in the Fassa Valley and the Siusi Alp; druses of orthoclase and quartz...gamet (hessonite variety) and diopside from the Ala Valley. MINERAL COLLECTING FROM THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY...became world-famous for their discoveries in the Ala Valley, and the Pisani family (father and son, respectively...vesuvianite of the rodingites of Piedmont and the Aosta Valley, the sulfur and gypsum from the Ca' Bernardi and...abandoned Sferliin asbestos quarry in the Malenco Valley, following in the footsteps of Pietro Sigismund |  | | Report (issue) | | mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyali district, Kayseri Province, central Anatolia region, Turkey...mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyali district, Kayseri Province, central Anatolia region, Turkey...lumps with open vugs lined by orange spheroidal calcite from which protrude delicate white hydroboracite...crystals from an unnamed mine in the Huancayo district, Huancayo Province, Junin Department, Peru. Largely...Maine. Rose Quartz, 5.8 cm, from the Huancayo district, Huancayo Province, Junin Department, Peru. Fabre |  | | 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 (issue) | | vesuvianite from the Crazy Sphinx mine, Helena District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Collected in...fine rhodochrosite specimens, pink manganese-rich calcite spheres, hematite, and wonderful barite crystals...early lead mines in the Upper Mississippi Valley district (Mineral Point and others). The animal which...specimens of hematite and goethite, whereas the fine calcite, barite and rhodochrosite specimens were more common...closet-size pocket filled with spherical manganese-rich calcite and only having time to collect a few of the hundreds |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gray and Hungry: An Early Mineral Buying Trip to Pakistan (Part II) Dudley Blauwet Mountain Minerals International...302 Louisville, CO 80027 After having crossed the Gilgit River at the Alam bridge, satisfied that I had...companions and I turned and ambled up the Indus Valley toward Skardu, on one of the only two mostly-sunny...foreboding gorge guarding the lower entrance to the valley. It turned out to not be a mine per se, but an... May 2004 Mineral News 3---- Mineral Buying in Pakistan (Continued from page 1) Local people set to work |  | | Journal (issue) | | Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo Republic. (7) Sodalite, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan....thumbnail mineral specimens” published in the Antelope Valley (California) Gem and Mineral Club bulletin, mentioned...window. This case shows his sub-collections of calcite, quartz, pyrite and hematite, one species per shelf...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | River, to the Añelo locality. In the Neuquén River Valley, farm fields, herds of cattle, the famous Patagonian...provincial route No. 7. Upon leaving the Neuquén River Valley, the weather changes from humid to extremely arid...quartz, celestine, barite, analcime and colorful calcite crystals have been produced, including pink amethyst...the most abundant mineral; it is associated with calcite, analcime, celestine, barite, gypsum and lithiophorite...pure end-members or intermediate phases. Calcite CaCO3 Calcite is the second most abundant mineral in |  | | Journal (issue) | | Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Reinvestigation of dioptase-planchéite pseudomorphs after calcite from the Tantara copper deposit, Republique du...Blanton Pencil garnet from the Haramosh Mountains near Gilgit, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....photo. Figure 4. Ilmenite “iron rose,” 6 cm, from Pakistan. Private collection; Jeff Scovil photo. roses...Northern Areas of Pakistan, particularly in the Shigar and Tormiq Valleys, Skardu district. Weerth (1997) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Stefan Weiß und Joy Desor Rote Zirkone aus Astore, Pakistan Das aktuelle Monatsmagazin für Sammler und Liebhaber...Stufen mit leuchtendroten Zirkon-Kristallen aus Pakistan angeboten. die in einer ganz ..eigenartigen„ gelblichen...Nordosten Pakistans Als Fundgebiet wurde das Astore Valley angegeben, ein rund 40 km langes Hochtal am Ostrand...Karbonatit,,Handstück" aus dem Astare Valleyin Pakistan. Fundperiode 2008-2010. Sammlung und Foto: Stefan...schon Ende der l 980er Jahre aus dem Dara-e-Pech District in der Provinz Kunar im Osten Afghanistans bekannt | | | Journal (issue) | | River, to the Afielo locality. In the Neuquen River Valley, farm fields, herds of cattle, the famous Patagonian...provincial route No. 7. Upon leaving the Neuquen River Valley, the weather changes from humid to extremely arid...quartz, celestine, barite, analcime and colorful calcite crystals have been produced, including pink amethyst...the most abundant mineral; it is associated with calcite, analcime, celestine, barite, gypsum and lithiophorite...pure end-members or intermediate phases. Calcite CaCO3 Calcite is the second most abundant mineral in the |  | | Catalog/List | | Avenue, 17th Floor • Dallas, Texas 75219 Design District Annex • 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, Texas 75207...2008 Heritage Auctions, Inc. Heritage Design District Annex 15404 Natural History Specialist Steve...forms, particularly of Fluorite, Tourmaline and Calcite. His fascination with Fluorite was enhanced by...QUARTZ Var. JAPAN-LAW TWIN Pentadora, Capilla District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department...Rosario Mabel Claim, Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia ........................sprays on shattuckite, 7.1 cm, from the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. Irv Brown specimen; Jeff...Huamin Empire Plaza 726 Yan An Shi Road Changning District, Shanghai City China 200050 Email: chen@irocks...JOAQUIM CALLEN PHOTO STONETRUST ~r/t/w KAOKOVELD DISTRICT Robert J. Bowell ' Olga Ermolina 2 Wim van der...van Us 3 Marius Steiner 4 The Kaokoveld copper district is currently an excellent source offine minerals |  | | Book | | Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...excellent loose ilmenite crystal clusters from a calcite vein-dike digging site which they called the Bentley...finest ilmenite specimens have come from an unusual calcite vein-dike occurrence with an exposure very near...ilmenite crystals are found embedded in massive calcite. or, rarely, still attached to the feldspar/mica...showing sharp black crystals to 4 cm in pinkish calcite were collected in 2005 and marketed at the Tucson |  | | Journal (issue) | | Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...fluorite from an exceptional find at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....minerals from Mt. Antero, the ore mines of the San Juan Mts. and the Leadville area, amazonite and associated...Kosnarite was later found in Brazil in the Jenipapo district. Kosnar assembled an extensive suite of some of...Fluorite r Exceptional New Find at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan Roberto Appiani Via A. Mantegna, 1 I-20058 Villasanta |  | | Journal (issue) | | CURATOR-IN-CHARGE MINEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEBRUARY 2021 11 December 2nd...hollow. Rutile, Tormiq Valley, Pakistan This 4-inch wide specimen from the Haramosh Mountains is an excellent... Door Prize #3! Fred Brueckner won the Salmon Calcite from Otter Lake, Quebec. Fifth Contest: Magnificent...by appointment. 1. A chunk of acid dipped green calcite from Mexico. 2. A pair of agates with matching |  | | Catalog/List | | and Mail) Heritage Auction Galleries Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, Texas 75207...Avenue, 17th Floor • Dallas, Texas 75219 Design District Annex • 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, Texas 75207...2009 Heritage Auctions, Inc. Heritage Design District Annex 18265 Natural History Specialist Steve... MINERALS TOURMALINE Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA 53086 BLUE...All Lots 53087 BLUE & PURPLE FLUORITE WITH CALCITE, DOLOMITE AND QUARTZ Shangbao Pyrite mine, Leiyang |  | | Journal (issue) | | Silver Belt mines, Flux mine, Carlotta mine, Oatman District, Bagdad mine, North Geronimo mine, lost Hill Top...Blue Ball mine (1989, vol. 20, no. 6) The Silver District (1990, vol. 21, no. 2) The Fat Jack mine (1991...Union mine (1997, vol. 28, no. 3) The Castle Dome District (1998, vol. 29, no. 5) The Purple Passion mine...budil-minerals.com Natural blue Tanzanite on Calcite, Tanzania, 14 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS...This is one of the very best prospects in the district. A tunnel is run about 120 feet, which, on reaching |  | | Journal (issue) | | artificial resin • Petroleum inclusions in quartz from Pakistan • New Swarovski triplet loupe • Conference reports...shows the succession of materials (conchiolin, calcite prisms, aragonite platelets) that are deposited...left, most of the shell is composed of columnar calcite with subordinate tabular growth (aragonite). At...onite tiles initially deposited at the ends of the calcite columns. The microstructure of P. sterna nacre...shows the polygonal pattern created by columnar calcite (upper left), which is overgrown by tabular aragonite |
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Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan