Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chitral District | District (Former) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province | Province |
| Pakistan | Country |
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District (Former) - last checked 2023
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chitral Valley
Other Languages:
French:
Chitrâl, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
German:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Italian:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Russian:
Читрал, Хайбер-Пахтунхва, Пакистан
Simplified Chinese:
吉德拉尔县, 开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省, 巴基斯坦
Spanish:
Chitral, Provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistán
Urdu:
چترال, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان
Bengali:
চিত্রল জেলা, খাইবার পাখতুনখোয়া, পাকিস্তান
Bosnian:
Čitral, Pakistan
Catalan:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Cebuano:
Chitrāl District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Dutch:
Chitral, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Farsi/Persian:
چیترال, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان
Finnish:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Hindi:
चित्राल ज़िला, ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा, पाकिस्तान
Japanese:
チトラル地方, カイバル・パクトゥンクワ州, パキスタン
Korean:
치트랄, 카이베르파크툰크와 주, 파키스탄
Maithili:
चित्राल जिला, खाइबर पख्तुनख्वा, पाकिस्तान
Malayalam:
ചിത്രാൾ ജില്ല, ഖൈബർ പഖ്തുൻഖ്വ, പാകിസ്താൻ
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Pashto:
چترال ولسوالۍ, خيبر پښتونخوا, پاکستان
Polish:
Dystrykt Chitral, Chajber Pasztunchwa, Pakistan
Portuguese:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Paquistão
Punjabi:
ਚਿਤਰਾਲ ਜਿਲਾ, ਖ਼ੈਬਰ ਪਖ਼ਤੁਨਖ਼ਵਾ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ
Sindhi:
چترال ضلعو, خيبر پختونخوا, پاڪستان
Swedish:
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Turkish:
Chitral, Hayber-Pahtunhva, Pakistan
Ukrainian:
Читрал, Хайбер-Пахтунхва, Пакистан
Western Punjabi:
ضلع چترال, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان
Chitral District was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, covering an area of 14,850 km², before being divided into Upper Chitral District and Lower Chitral District in 2018.
Chitral is the northwesternernmost region of Pakistan on the southern flank of the Hindu Kush range, which forms the western segment of the broad mountain arc of the greater Himalayan system.
Rocks from Devonian to Cretaceous regionally metamorphosed of low to medium grade are intruded by Upper Cretaceous granite plutons.
Although prospections were promising for copper, silver, gold, tungsten, lead and antimony, high mountain terrain and lack of infrastructures hamper mining activity.
Chitral borders west with Kunar, Nuristan and Badakhshan, gem-richest provinces in Afghanistan.
When visiting lapidary and jewelry shops in Chitral town, I saw some tourmalines very likely of Afghan origin. When you ask for the locality, you always get the same answer: "Chitral! From the mountains of Chitral!" In fact, they were right, Paprok is only 25 km east from the Chitral border. The shorter way from Paprok to Peshawar inevitably passes through Chitral.
Chitral is the northwesternernmost region of Pakistan on the southern flank of the Hindu Kush range, which forms the western segment of the broad mountain arc of the greater Himalayan system.
Rocks from Devonian to Cretaceous regionally metamorphosed of low to medium grade are intruded by Upper Cretaceous granite plutons.
Although prospections were promising for copper, silver, gold, tungsten, lead and antimony, high mountain terrain and lack of infrastructures hamper mining activity.
Chitral borders west with Kunar, Nuristan and Badakhshan, gem-richest provinces in Afghanistan.
When visiting lapidary and jewelry shops in Chitral town, I saw some tourmalines very likely of Afghan origin. When you ask for the locality, you always get the same answer: "Chitral! From the mountains of Chitral!" In fact, they were right, Paprok is only 25 km east from the Chitral border. The shorter way from Paprok to Peshawar inevitably passes through Chitral.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities17 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| ⓘ | Getchellite | 2.FA.35 | AsSbS3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Alumohydrocalcite | 5.DB.05 | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Väyrynenite ? | 8.BA.05 | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Topaz ? | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| ⓘ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Spodumene var. Kunzite ? | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | ? | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Getchellite | AsSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Getchellite | AsSbS3 |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Getchellite | AsSbS3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fossils
There are 55 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 269 Ma (Permian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 299 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 6 fossil localities |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_District |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q96694336 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1181064 |
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