 | | 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...(variety aquamarine); 19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by |  | | 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...schorl, and albite, 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen collection, Scovil...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; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen...with crystals to 5 cm across; the Spruce Pine district, Mitchell County, where some muscovite crystals...specimens were many Schaller had collected in the Pala district, San Diego County, California. The assortment...struck a chord with me. Other mines in the Pala district that have produced musco- Downloaded by [National...microcline. A superb specimen of beryl (variety aquamarine) from Palmital, Minas Nova, is on display; it |  | | Report (issue) | | Spessartine from Tongbei BY BERTOLD OTTENS 70 Pakistan and Afghanistan: Garnet from the Roof of the World...Discussed on Paies Mg3Alz(SiO4)3 Fe! +Alz(SiO4)3 Mnj +Ali(SiO4)3 7 to 7½ 7 to 7½ 7 to 7½ 3.58 4.32 4.19 ...uranium-vanadium deposit of the Sandy Mine in the Laguna District, New Mexico, is the type locality for goldmanite...of the Kao Kimberlite Pipe in the Butha-Buthe district of the landlocked African Kingdom of Lesotho....garnet cameo swan from the excavations at Taxila, Pakistan (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). During the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Famous mineral localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Famous Mineral Localities Alchuri Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan Dudley Blauwet Mountain Minerals...near the small village of Alchuri in the Shigar Valley, Pakistan, have produced attractive specimens of...article. INTRODUCTION The Raja Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A hot June night, streets teeming and pulsing |  | | Report (issue) | | cm tall Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza-Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Brent Lockhart collection, Jeff Scovil...PAGE 86 Apatite Valleys: Localities of Northern Pakistan BY DUDLEY BLAUWET PAGE 96 Apatite from Nuristan...apatite structure is complex and contains three district sites on which the cations sit. The calcium and...5.6 cm tall Alchori, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan John Rakovan collection...throughout this monograph. Some crystals from the S apo Mine, Brazil, are green due to inclusions of chlorite |  | | Journal (issue) | | were combined under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey 168 PRODUCTION AND MARKETS...militant Taliban were forcing residents of the Swat Valley, which had been closed for nearly a decade, to...finance terrorist activities (“Emeralds from Swat Valley. . . ,” 2009). The decade also saw the rise in...to the traditional spinel sources of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar (spinel, if polished elsewhere, is...start operations at the Kagem mine in the Kafubu District, historically Zambia’s largest source of emeralds |  | | Book | | Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...measuring 2.5 X 8 X 12 cm (Pekov, 2000). ASIA PAKISTAN FORMER SOVIBT UNION RUSSIA Dodo deposit near...rutile (Weerth, 2004). Tonniq Valley, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan [Northern Areas]. Beginning in...region of Alpine-type clefts along the Torrniq Valley produced small numbers of ilmenite specimens reminiscent...The thin-tabular ilmenite crystals of the Torrniq Valley also form spherical aggregates ("closed roses") |  | | Report (issue) | | Union & DMITRI BELAKOVSKJ China BY GUANGHUA LIU Pakistan BY DUDLEY BLAUWET Fluorite from Japan BY YOSHIRO... Iridescent Fluorite from Ohio's Findlay Arch District BY JASON MCDONALD 69 Canada BY MARK MAUTHNER...Spinet-law contact twin; II cm wide; Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan Dudley Blauwet specimen; Kevin Dixon photo Lower...including Naica, Mexico (page 72) and Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan (page 92). In addition to well-defined individual...abundance: Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (page 72); Berbes district, Asturias, Spain (page 38); and Seilles, Namur |  | | Report (issue) | | Stoppaniite Fabio Tamagnini Page 40 Emerald and Aquamarine in Canada Lee A. Groat Page 22 Beryl Color Varieties...References Page 112 Author's Addresses Right: Aquamarine Rough from Marijao, Madagascar is sorted in a...lowdown on beryl mineralogy An ancient gemstone, aquamarine is well suited to modern design. The Bernd Munsteiner...are widely used (see page 22). These include aquamarine, red beryl, morganite, emerald, goshenite, and...emerald and aquamarine are surrounded by the ancient mysticism of birthstones. Emerald, aquamarine and beryl |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...specimens from the Red Cloud mine in the Silver District of La Paz County, Arizona are widely regarded...Larson The Himalaya dike system in the Mesa Grande district of San Diego County, California consists of several...“kunzite” variety of spodumene was a mine in the Pala district, and The Mineralogical Record, volume 39, May–June...of pink beryl (morganite), blue-green beryl (aquamarine), topaz, spessartine, and many other pegmatite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gem News International 2006 Tucson report • Aquamarine from Sri Lanka • Massive haüyne-sodalite from...India • Sphene from Pakistan • New spinel from Mahenge, Tanzania • Cuneiform aquamarine inclusion • “Blood...Sapphire with unusual color zoning • Väyrynenite from Pakistan • A convincing moonstone doublet • A rutilated...field trips to the world-famous Pala gem pegmatite district in San Diego County. These excursions will give...this year. COLORED STONES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS Aquamarine from a new primary deposit in Sri Lanka. Except |
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Apo Ali Gun, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan