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Stak eclogite, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani
Regional Level Types
Stak eclogiteMassif
Haramosh MountainsMountain Area
Roundu DistrictAdministrative District
Gilgit-BaltistanTerritory
PakistanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 75° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~22km
GRN:
N24E44
Type:
Massif
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
480992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:480992:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


High-pressure eclogite; precursor was a basalt.

The Stak massif consists of gneisses, schists, metabasites, with minor marbles, and develops fold and imbricate structures. Eclogites with extensive retrogression in the Stak massif occur as boudins or dikes in the gneisses.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Pakistan

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References

Kouketsu, Yui; Hattori, Kéiko; Guillot, Stéphane; Rayner, Nicole (2016) Eocene to Oligocene retrogression and recrystallization of the Stak eclogite in northwest Himalaya. Lithos, 240. p.155-166. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2015.10.022
Kouketsu, Yui, Hattori, Kéiko, Guillot, Stéphane (2017) Protolith of the Stak eclogite in the northwestern Himalaya. Italian Journal of Geosciences, 136 (1) 64-72 doi:10.3301/ijg.2015.41
[1]Chen, Si, Chen, Yi, Guillot, Stéphane, Li, Qiuli (2022) Change in Subduction Dip Angle of the Indian Continental Lithosphere Inferred From the Western Himalayan Eclogites. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9. doi:10.3389/feart.2021.790999
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