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Talc from
Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Locality type:Mine Zone
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:482205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:482205:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Talc in this Region
Farooq mine, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Islamia trench, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Mine #2, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMine #2, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘFarooq mine, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘIslamia trench, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘGujar Killi emerald deposit, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘShangla Complex Ophiolite, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘGhundao hill, Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘDargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
89.1km (55.3 miles) ⓘNari talc deposit, Nari District, Kunar, Afghanistan
References
Kazmi, A. H., Lawrence, R. D., Anwar, J., Snee, Lawrence W., Hussain, S. (1986) Mingora emerald deposits (Pakistan); suture-associated gem mineralization. Economic Geology, 81 (8) 2022-2028 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.8.2022
Blauwet, Dudley, Smith, Bill, Smith, Carol (2004) Table of.Mineral Localities of the Northern Areas of Pakistan and Other Selected Sites, in Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains & Majesty. extraLapis English 6, Lapis International LLC. 86-93
Arif, M. & Moon, C. J. (2007) Nickel-rich chromian muscovite from the Indus suture ophiolite, NW Pakistan: Implications for emerald genesis and exploration. Geochemical Journal, 41:475-482
 
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