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Albite from
Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Eosphorite15
Tourmaline15
- var Indicolite7
Topaz14
Quartz8
Microcline7
Schorl5
Elbaite5
Lepidolite4
Mica Group3
Spessartine1
Beryl1
Elbaite-Schorl Series1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424588:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSassi, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘHanuchal, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘRondu, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘTormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘKhaltaro, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAstore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Smith, Bill, Smith, Carol, Blauwet, Dudley (1997) A Guide to the Mineral Localities of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (3) 183-200
 
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