Provenite

Alchuri (Alchori), Shigar Valley

AreaDraft data

35.5296° N, 75.6449° E · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Skardu District, Pakistan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Alchuri (Alchori), Shigar Valley

Complete tapered aquamarine crystal 11.7 cm long from Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan.
Complete tapered aquamarine crystal 11.7 cm long from Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Long prismatic crystal tapering in a smooth curve to a truncated point
Typical size
About 11.7 cm
Availability
Unknown
History
From a single pocket in which the crystals all tapered the same way

Sources: SRC-808

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Geology of the locality

Region
Skardu District
Country
Pakistan

Village in the Shigar Valley; coordinate is Alchori (Skardu District) from GeoNames.

Sources: SRC-807

Sources

  1. SRC-807 · Database
    GeoNames search: Alchori, PakistanGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-808 · Website
    File:Beryl-53053.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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