Provenite

Nagar Valley (Nagir)

AreaDraft data

36.3169° N, 74.6499° E · Region only

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

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Minerals found here

Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Nagar Valley (Nagir)

Cluster of blue aquamarine crystals with a little albite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan.
Cluster of blue aquamarine crystals with a little albite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gem aquamarine crystal rising from muscovite blades on a large matrix specimen from Nagar, Pakistan.
Gem aquamarine crystal rising from muscovite blades on a large matrix specimen from Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Splayed glassy aquamarine crystals to 5 cm with bevelled terminations from Nagar, Pakistan.
Splayed glassy aquamarine crystals to 5 cm with bevelled terminations from Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Aquamarine specimen of strong blue colour, about 13 cm across, from Nagar, Pakistan.
Aquamarine specimen of strong blue colour, about 13 cm across, from Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Long, gem-clear blue aquamarine crystal about 9.6 cm from Nagar, Pakistan.
Long, gem-clear blue aquamarine crystal about 9.6 cm from Nagar, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Prismatic crystals, single, in clusters and splays, on muscovite or with albite
Typical size
Crystals to about 5-9 cm; specimens about 3-15 cm
Color / luster
Light to fairly deep blue, glassy
Associated minerals
Albitemuscovite
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-742 SRC-743 SRC-266

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Geology of the locality

Region
Gilgit District
Country
Pakistan

Valley opposite Hunza; labels give only Nagar. Coordinate is the reference point of the Nagar Valley article on Wikipedia, which names aquamarine workings at Chumar Bakhoor (Sumayar) and Phekar in the valley.

Sources: SRC-742

Sources

  1. SRC-742 · Website
    Nagar ValleyWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-743 · Website
    File:Beryl-119090.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  3. SRC-266 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - BerylAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2001 · Mineralogical Society of America / Mineral Data Publishing

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.