 | | 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 |  | | 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...and Trademark Office. 36190 GERHARD WAGNER TOURMALINE & FINE MINERALS COLLECTION, AUCTION 1 The Session...of the ground. Of the country’s localities for Tourmaline, Momeik stands out for producing the instantly...world continues to grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) |  | Hawthorne, F. C., Cooper, M. A., Ball, N. A., Abdu, Y. A., Cerny, P., Camara, F., Laurs, B. M. (2012) Billwiseite, ideally Sb3+5(Nb,Ta)3WO18, a new oxide mineral species from the Stak Nala pegmatite, Nanga Parbat - Haramosh Massif, Pakistan: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 805-814 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.805 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERAL SPECIES FROM THE STAK NALA PEGMATITE, NANGA PARBAT – HARAMOSH MASSIF, PAKISTAN: DESCRIPTION AND CRYSTAL...of the Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif at Stak Nala, 70 km east of Gilgit, Pakistan. It is transparent,...minerals in the cavities at Stak Nala are albite, quartz, K-feldspar, tourmaline, muscovite or lepidolite...granitic pegmatite, Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif, Stak Nala, Gilgit, Pakistan. Introduction The granitic...granitic pegmatites at Stak Nala, Karakoram Mountains, northern Pakistan, belong to the LCT (Li– Cs–Ta) family |  | | Journal (issue) | | 328 History Toramalli, a short history of the tourmaline grou p ....................... 331 by F. Benesch...Benesch and B. Wohrmann Mineralogy The tourmaline group: a resume........................................P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline................................................by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan..................................419 by C. R. Marcusson COVER: Tourmaline crystal group 9 cm long, with albite and lepidolite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | more spectacular crystals of beryl, topaz, and tourmaline. Even the common minerals of microcline, bladed...Holt (1990) 6 Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains...beryl Moore (2009); Ross (1925) 7 South Platte district, Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, CO, USA Pikes...(1968); Kunz (1884); Pegau (1929) 10 Petaca district, Rio Arriba County, NM, USA Intrusive into metamorphic...(2009); Swanson and Veal (2010) 12 Middletown district, Middlesex County, CT, USA Intrusive into metamorphic |  | | 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...quite a few years since significant numbers of tourmaline specimens have reached the market from this locality...=============================== 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...photo. Tourmaline with cleavelandite, 4.3 cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan...Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection; Joe Budd photo. Middle row, from left: Cassiterite...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...in the recently sold Herb Obodda collection of Pakistan and Afghanistan minerals). Jeff’s new, thumbnail-size |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................particularly auspi cious: he bought a beautiful tourmaline, and the Romero Collection was started. In the...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | our website! March Meeting Program: Maine’s Tourmaline Pegmatites details on page 14 In this issue...Watermelon, and so is watermelon tourmaline. Watermelon tourmaline is a particular, informal form of...members, No in-person social events for now! Tourmaline is a large family of minerals; in fact, it is...people, especially mineral collectors, think of tourmaline, they see elbaite in their mind’s eye, usually...gems called tourmalin (tourmaline) in the Elbaite candelabra from the Tourmaline Queen Mine in California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia...crystal on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen...associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm...morganite, on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka...morganite, and albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | October 2014 about Tourmalines (and Garnets) Tourmaline group (trigonal boro-silicates). Figure 1. A...be schorl, from Chamachu, Stak Nala, Haramosh, Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan. Fabre Minerals specimen and...from the Big Kahuna zone, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The specimen was...Mandarino 2008); used with permission. he terms tourmaline and garnet have a lot in common. Both represent...edition of the Glossary there were only eleven tourmaline species. Only one new member of the garnet group |  | | 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...Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California; E: Tourmaline, 13.8 cm, Madagascar; F: Kunzite, 9.5 x 21 cm...column in this issue features a pegmatite mineral, tourmaline on quartz, in keeping with Tucson's Big and Beautiful...• Markus Raschke - The South Platte Pegmatite District of Colorado: New Insights into Mineralogy, Petrogenesis |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | same effect as a more classical slab of bicolor tourmaline from Brazil, acquired in 2022. Actually, the...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... Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan, 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm, mim specimen |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Li-bearing and Cs-bearing minerals as well as tourmaline group minerals. In contrast, granite that is...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Mineral Group: Forms a series with dravite. Tourmaline group. Occurrence: In granites, granite pegmatites...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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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...the muscovite crystals attached to them. The Tourmaline King mine and Pala Chief mine specimens were...struck a chord with me. Other mines in the Pala district that have produced musco- Downloaded by [National |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITE AT BERNIC LAKE, MANITOBA. XIII. EXOCONTACT TOURMALINE JULIE B. SELWAY§ Department of Geological Sciences...to tourmaline and magnesian annite close to the contact. The composition of exocontact tourmaline depends...into the host rock. Two compositional groups of tourmaline occur in the exocontacts at Tanco: (1) common...and Mg-rich), and (2) rare intermediate ternary tourmaline: elbaite – schorl – dravite (Na-, Al- and Li-rich)...Li-rich). The Ca, Mg and Ti contents of group-1 tourmaline increase with distance from the contact between |  | | Journal (issue) | | of preparing some exceptional historical Elba tourmaline crystals that had been reattacbed to their matrix... 14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. James Elliott photo. Supplement to...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 ...quartz with albite, 11 cm, from Nyet Bruk, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Roberto Appiani photo. "IMPERIAL" TOPAZ |  | | Report (issue) | | [Albite, microcline, beryl, lepidolite, muscovite, tourmaline, spodumene, lithiophilite, triphylite, amblygonite...Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte. At Stak Nala, Gilgit district, Pakistan. From Wodgina, Greenbushes, and |  | | 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; |  | | Book (volume) | | Panasqueira, Portugal, 2, 42 Aquamarine Dassu, Baltistan, Pakistan, 33 (with Schorl), 47 Jos, Nigeria, 15 Medina...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...Aliva Mine, Picos de Europa, Santander, Spain, 23 Tourmaline Jonas Mine, Itatiaia, Conselheiro Pena, Brazil |  | Brisbin, W. C., Eby, R. K., Corkery, M. T., Cerny, P., Chackowsky, L. E., Ferreira, K., Halden, N. M., Meintzer, R. E., Trueman, D. L. (2012) EXTREME FRACTIONATION AND DEFORMATION OF THE LEUCOGRANITE - PEGMATITE SUITE AT RED CROSS LAKE, MANITOBA, CANADA. III. DESCRIPTION OF SHEARING AND MYLONITIZATION TEXTURES IN THE LEPIDOLITE PEGMATITES. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (6) 1823-1838 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.6.1823 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from brittle to ductile; the sequence is from tourmaline through beryl, K-feldspar, amblygonite, pollucite...alkali-enriched beryl and pink elbaite. Dark tourmaline is present along the contacts with the wallrock...albite. Late adularian K-feldspar, pollucite, tourmaline, beryl, and amblygonite occur as accessory porphyroclasts...retain primary igneous textures (Fig. 12). Primary tourmaline porphyroclasts retain their original size and...associated with porphyroclasts. Porphyroclasts of tourmaline (Fig. 13), beryl (Figs. 10, 11), amblygonite |
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Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan