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Schorl from
Raikot, Chilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline30
Quartz9
Albite5
Beryl3
- var Aquamarine3
Elbaite3
Muscovite3
Spessartine2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Raikot, Chilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424654:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘChamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
52.9km (32.8 miles) ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘKhaltaro, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘRondu, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘDambudas, Rondu, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘLaila, Gilgit 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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