Provenite

Chumar Bakhoor (Sumayar, Nagar)

Natural outcropDraft data

36.8208° N, 74.5554° E · ± 10 km

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

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Minerals found here

Aquamarine

On the same specimen

Same specimen Beryl with Fluorite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show fluorite with beryl together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Aquamarine at Chumar Bakhoor (Sumayar, Nagar)

Aquamarine specimen about 8 cm from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Pakistan.
Aquamarine specimen about 8 cm from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gemmy pink fluorite with aquamarine from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Pakistan.
Gemmy pink fluorite with aquamarine from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Prismatic crystals, also with pink fluorite
Typical size
Specimens to about 8 cm
Associated minerals
Fluoriteapatite
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-742 SRC-767

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Geology of the locality

Region
Gilgit District
Country
Pakistan

Gem pocket area in the Sumayar side valley of Nagar; the workings were not located, so the coordinate is Sumayar village from GeoNames.

Sources: SRC-766 SRC-742

Sources

  1. SRC-766 · Database
    GeoNames search: Sumayar, PakistanGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-742 · Website
    Nagar ValleyWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  3. SRC-767 · Website
    File:Beryl-113436.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.