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Calcite from
Upper Hunza Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite3
Chlorite Group3
Quartz3
Muscovite3
Spinel3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper Hunza Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160347:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘKhyber, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘGanish marbles, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘAliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘChumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘArondu, Basha Valley, Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘBien Sla, Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘKargah polymetallic deposits, Kargah Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘTormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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