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Shengus (Shingus)

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35.7333° N, 74.8167° E · ± 10 km

Albite, Aquamarine and Beryl from Northern Areas (Baltistan), Pakistan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Albite at Shengus (Shingus)

Aquamarine crystal rising through crystallized albite, capped by spessartine, Shengus.
Aquamarine crystal rising through crystallized albite, capped by spessartine, Shengus.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the aquamarine, spessartine and albite specimen from Shengus.
Second view of the aquamarine, spessartine and albite specimen from Shengus.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
NaAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Crystallized albite matrix
Typical size
Specimen about 5 cm
Color / luster
White
Associated minerals
Beryl (aquamarine)spessartine
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-544

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Aquamarine at Shengus (Shingus)

Flattened, terminated gem aquamarine crystal 7.5 cm long from Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Flattened, terminated gem aquamarine crystal 7.5 cm long from Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Large, very gemmy aquamarine crystal of 92 grams from Shengus, Pakistan.
Large, very gemmy aquamarine crystal of 92 grams from Shengus, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Doubly terminated, torpedo-shaped aquamarine crystal 10.4 cm long from Shengus, Pakistan.
Doubly terminated, torpedo-shaped aquamarine crystal 10.4 cm long from Shengus, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Cluster of glassy sky-blue aquamarine crystals about 9 cm across from Shengus, Pakistan.
Cluster of glassy sky-blue aquamarine crystals about 9 cm across from Shengus, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Spray of glassy aquamarine crystals from Shengus, Pakistan.
Spray of glassy aquamarine crystals from Shengus, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Gem prismatic crystals, some flattened or torpedo-shaped and doubly terminated; also sprays and clusters
Typical size
About 4-10 cm
Color / luster
Sky-blue, water-clear, glassy
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-752

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Beryl at Shengus (Shingus)

Large glassy blue beryl crystal on feldspar matrix from Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Large glassy blue beryl crystal on feldspar matrix from Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Pakistan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Crystals on crystallized feldspar matrix
Typical size
Pictured example: crystal about 9 cm on a 15 cm matrix
Color / luster
Highly saturated blue, glassy
Associated minerals
Feldspar

Sources: SRC-275

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Skardu District, Haramosh Mountains; beryl crystals on crystallized feldspar matrix according to the photo file page.
Region
Northern Areas (Baltistan)
Country
Pakistan

Locality wording taken from the file page of the photo; a general reference only confirms aquamarine from the Skardu area, not this village. Coordinates left empty because no source opened for this task gave them. Coordinates: Village of Shingus/Shengus (35 44 N, 74 49 E, rounded to arc-minutes), Gilgit-Baltistan. The Shingus pegmatite region lies around the village, not at a single mine. Coordinates: Village of Shingus/Shengus (35 44 N, 74 49 E, rounded to arc-minutes), Gilgit-Baltistan. The Shingus pegmatite region lies around the village, not at a single mine. Coordinates: Village of Shingus/Shengus (35 44 N, 74 49 E, rounded to arc-minutes), Gilgit-Baltistan. The Shingus pegmatite region lies around the village, not at a single mine.

Sources: SRC-275 SRC-267 SRC-307

Sources

  1. SRC-275 · Website
    File:Beryl-vlt-1b.jpg - Wikimedia Commons (read via mirror)Wikimedia Commons (file page; photo by Robert M. Lavinsky) · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. SRC-267 · Website
    BerylWikipedia contributors · 2026 · Wikipedia
  3. SRC-307 · Website
    Shingus - Wikipedia
  4. SRC-544 · Website
    File:Albite-Beryl-Spessartine-hbru-11a.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  5. SRC-752 · Website
    File:Beryl-247694.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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