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Topaz from
Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


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Topaz, etc.

Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite8
- var Cleavelandite1
Quartz5
Schorl5
Beryl4
- var Aquamarine4
Hydroxylherderite4
Tantalite-(Mn)4
Microcline3
Tourmaline3
Rhodochrosite3
Elbaite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424601:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘChamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘIshkapal, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘHaramosh Peak, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘSassi, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
24.1km (14.9 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘRondu, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘTormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘPhuldo, Basha Valley, Shigar 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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