Provenite

Dache (Haramosh-Dassu)

AreaDraft data

35.8862° N, 74.7546° E · ± 10 km

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

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Dache (Haramosh-Dassu)

Large, complete gem aquamarine crystal 11.4 cm long from Dache, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Large, complete gem aquamarine crystal 11.4 cm long from Dache, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Burst of gem aquamarine crystals about 7 cm from Dache, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Burst of gem aquamarine crystals about 7 cm from Dache, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Large single gem crystals and bursts of crystals
Typical size
About 7-11 cm
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-775

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Geology of the locality

Region
Gilgit District
Country
Pakistan

Village on the Gilgit side of the Haramosh range (not the Dassu of the Shigar Valley); coordinate is Dache (Gilgit) from GeoNames.

Sources: SRC-774

Sources

  1. SRC-774 · Database
    GeoNames search: Dache, PakistanGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-775 · Website
    File:Beryl-148108.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.