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Quartz from
Kohistan Batholith, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Batholith
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kohistan Batholith, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1927398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1927398:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘKargah polymetallic deposits, Kargah Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘChilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘIshkoman Valley, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Nomal village, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘChaprot valley, Chalt, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘChalt, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘBesal, Naran, Kaghan valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Hussain, Amjad; Zhao, Kui–Dong; Li, Qian; Hussain, Syed Asim; Chen, Wei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Zhang, Hao-Xiang; Ullah, Shakir (2026) Compositional and textural variations of multiple generations of silicate minerals in peralkaline rocks from the Kohistan Island Arc, North Pakistan: Implications for magma evolution and REE mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107296. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107296
 
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