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Zircon from
Nyet, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyet, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:861971
Long-form Identifier:1:3:861971:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘAlchuri, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘShigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘLak-Khiang Glacier (Kunyang Lak Glacier), Hispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘHispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘBubin, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘAstore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
73.5km (45.6 miles) ⓘHarcho, Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘKarakoram Batholith, Attabad Lake, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘKhaplu, Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Muhammad Hassan
University of Peshawar, 2007
Hassam, Muhammad (2007) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of gemstones and the gemstone-bearing pegmatites in the Shigar Valley of Skardu, Northern Areas of Pakistan. phD, Peshawar University.p.164
 
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