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Byssolite from
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


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Byssolite, etc.

Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
01819560017368946484861.jpg
Byssolite, etc.

Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Byssolite, etc.

Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote24
Fluorapatite6
Diopside6
Calcite6
Quartz5
Prehnite5
Clinozoisite4
K Feldspar1
- var Adularia1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119820
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119820:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘAlchuri alpine-type clefts, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘHashupa epidote occurrence, Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
37.3km (23.1 miles) ⓘHashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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