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Schorl from
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar 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:
Muscovite14
Beryl11
- var Aquamarine8
Fluorite8
Apatite Group3
Fluorapatite2
Quartz1
Calcite1
Microcline1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:434880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:434880:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMuchara Nala, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘKhaltaro, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLaila, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘChamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘBisil, Basha Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan
 
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