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Calcite from
Ganish marbles, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Mine Zone
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum7
- var Sapphire7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ganish marbles, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432846:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘAliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘChumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘUpper Hunza Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘKhyber, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘKargah polymetallic deposits, Kargah Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘArondu, Basha Valley, Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘBien Sla, Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘTormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘHarcho, Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Okrusch, M., Bunch, T.E., Bank, H. (1976) Paragenesis and petrogenesis of a corundum-bearing marble at Hunza (Kashmir) Mineralium Deposita, 11 (3) 278-297 doi:10.1007/bf00203079
 
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