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Zircon from
Kohistan Batholith, Nomal village, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Batholith
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kohistan Batholith, Nomal village, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1990401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1990401:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘKarakoram Batholith, Attabad Lake, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘIshkoman Valley, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘHispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘLak-Khiang Glacier (Kunyang Lak Glacier), Hispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘChilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘHarcho, Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘAstore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Abbasi, Muhammad Zeeshan; Zhang, Wanyi; Mughal, Muhammad Saleem; Khan, Naveed; Gillani, Syed Wajee Ul Hassan; Tian, Akang; Zhang, Chengjun (2026) U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and Trace-Element Geochemistry of Attabad Lake and Nomal Village Granitoids from the Karakoram and Kohistan Batholiths, NW Pakistan: Local Constraints on Magmatic Evolution. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080841
 
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