| Locality type: | River Valley |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 27 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 3 |
| Epidote | 19 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 15 |
| - var Byssolite | 15 |
| Prehnite | 14 |
| Titanite | 10 |
| Actinolite | 8 |
| Grossular | 6 |
| Zoisite | 4 |
| Calcite | 4 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| K Feldspar | 2 |
| - var Adularia | 2 |
| Fluorapatite | 2 |
| Clinozoisite | 2 |
| Vesuvianite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 836877 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:836877:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Diopside in this Region |
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| Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Alchuri alpine-type clefts, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Hashupa epidote occurrence, Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Hurchas alpine-type clefts, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘHurchas alpine-type clefts, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘHashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘHashupa epidote occurrence, Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘAlchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘAlchuri alpine-type clefts, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 39.6km (24.6 miles) | ⓘTormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 72.8km (45.2 miles) | ⓘChamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 76.3km (47.4 miles) | ⓘAstore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 88.1km (54.7 miles) | ⓘK2 Peak, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| 99.1km (61.6 miles) | ⓘShatui Gah, Hanuchal, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| References |
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Wang, Zixuan, He, Xiaoqing, Xu, Bo, Ren, Jing (2023) Gemology, Mineralogy, and Spectroscopy of Gem-Quality Diopside from Pakistan and Russia: New Insights for the Chromogenic Mechanism and Possible Origin. Crystals, 13 (5) 727 doi:10.3390/cryst13050727 |
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Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan