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Cassiterite from
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:481889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:481889:2
GUID (UUID V4):96f4fe46-5860-4fde-befb-fef0e3c231c0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘDache, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘYuno high mines, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
To Our Readers: Pakistan is a mineralogically-rich and interesting country. The quantity of Pakistani...us by surprise when people began to ask, "Why Pakistan; why now?" It has never been our intention to...the mineral deposits of the high mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once into the project, however...justice to neither. We decided to limit our focus to Pakistan, though even focused on a single country, a comprehensive...19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by Jeff Scovil Collection
Journal (issue)
by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan....................species will be inevitable; for instance, the Pakistan pegmatites covered here have also yielded superb...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no...Eichholz’s translation, 1971) “Caria” is an ancient district in southwestern Asia Minor. The In­ dian stones...material which interf ered with the purification of cassiterite tin ore; it was called Schorlein, Schorleyn or
Catalog/List
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) Looking almost like...com/6150 73002 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) For those that have...750 73003 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) As if Momeik doesn’t
Journal (issue)
from the Gachalå mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacå Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...4.3 cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman...collection; Joe Budd photo. Middle row, from left: Cassiterite twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng...Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo. Tanzanite...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time
Journal (issue)
from the C en ten n ia l Eureka m in e, T intic district, Juab C ounty, U ta h ..........................end o f the Wallapai Mining District. The major mining centers of the district included Cerbat, Chloride...is gener­ ally at a stand-still throughout the district. The town of Cerbat played a lively role in the...the Cerbat M ountains and the Wallapai Mining District is extremely complex and beyond the scope of this...mine. DINGS, M. G. (1951) The Wallapai mining district, Cerbat Moun­ tains, Mohave County, Arizona. U
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
currently producing localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia...crystal on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen...associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm...morganite, on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka...morganite, and albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen...with crystals to 5 cm across; the Spruce Pine district, Mitchell County, where some muscovite crystals...specimens were many Schaller had collected in the Pala district, San Diego County, California. The assortment...struck a chord with me. Other mines in the Pala district that have produced musco- Downloaded by [National...deposit of Panasquiera, Covilhã, Castelo Branco district, Portugal, has yielded some nice examples of muscovite
Report (issue)
Greenbushes, Western Australia. (2) Mesa Grande district, California, USA; by electron microprobe, corresponding...stibiomicrolite, lithiophilite, alkalic beryl, cassiterite, columbite–tantalite (Varuträsk, Sweden). Distribution:...Distribution: From the Greenbushes tin placers, Wodgina district, Western Australia. Large crystals at the Muiâne...mine, Mesa Grande district; at the Katerina, Stewart, and Vandenburg mines, Pala district; and in the Little...Little Three mine, Ramona district; in the Brown Derby pegmatite, Gunnison Co., Colorado. In the Varuträsk
Show/Event (guide)
Tucson, AZ 85705 in the center of the Mineral District. The mineralogy section of the mim today hosts...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 14.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm...VĂ€yrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 14.5 x 3 x 2 cm, mim...Organizer: SPL ÉvĂ©nementiel en Val d’Argent I Photo: Cassiterite, beryl & muscovite. Sichuan, China © Jeff Scovil... Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan, 4.5 x 2 x 1 cm, mim specimen
Report (issue)
(weighing a total of 2.52 carats) from Katlang, Pakistan, adorn the upper wings, with a matched pair of...ZBYNEK BURIVAL 46. On the Topaz Trail in Gilgit-Baltistan DUDLEY BLAUWET 58. Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St...and albite, 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan; Wayne Sorensen collection, Scovil photo...the banks of the Basha River in Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan. Dudley Blauwet photo, June 12, 2006... Germany; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Pakistan; near Volyndarsk-Volynsky, Ukraine;
Catalog/List
JOW. -3- AQUAMARINE/SCHORL/ALBITE. Stak Nala,Gilgit,Pakistan. A superb jet­ black,adamantine Schorl...trix. MIN,£2. BERYL VAR AQUAMARINE.Stak Nala,Gilgit,N Pakistan. A pale,ice-blue, singly terminated xtl...termination. MIN,£100. BERYL VAR AQUAMARINE. Stak Nala,Gilgit ,N Pakistan. Ex Fasih Ullah colln. O f f matrix...specimen.LC,£120. BERYL/MORION. Diamond Rocks,Mourne Mts,County Down,Ireland. Ex R W Barstow specimen. Excellent...dark-brown,cleavable plates. MUS,£15. BIXBYITE. Wah Wah Mts,Utah,USA. Tiny,bright,modified cube xtls on pale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Central Sweden High Himalaya, Nepal Stak Nala, northeast Pakistan Koktokay # 3 pegmatite, NW China Sierras...Colorado, USA Trout Creek Pass District, Colorado, USA Mojave District, Arizona, USA Searchlight Dist...Nevada, USA Barringer Hill, Llano, Texas, USA White Mts., New Hampshire, USA Wausau Complex, Wisconsin, USA...Nevada, USA Barringer Hill, Llano, Texas, USA White Mts., New Hampshire, USA Wausau Complex, Wisconsin, USA...central Sweden High Himalaya, Nepal Stak Nala, northeast Pakistan Koktokay # 3 pegmatite, northwest China
Report (issue)
amblygonite, triplite, samarskite, apatite, microlite, cassiterite.] Distribution: Found on the Island of Utö, Sweden...Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte. At Stak Nala, Gilgit district, Pakistan. From Wodgina, Greenbushes, and
Journal (issue)
Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies Signature...5 cm, Limoeiro mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff...‱ Markus Raschke - The South Platte Pegmatite District of Colorado: New Insights into Mineralogy, Petrogenesis...chrysoberyl; petalite; pollucite; tantalite; cassiterite; apatite, monazite, and a wide variety of other...States; the high mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan; Minas Gerais in Brazil; Mozambique and Namibia
Book (volume)
Panasqueira, Portugal, 2, 42 Aquamarine Dassu, Baltistan, Pakistan, 33 (with Schorl), 47 Jos, Nigeria, 15 Medina...Stibnite) Guang Xi, Hunan Prov., China, 46 Cassiterite Xuebaoding Mine, Pingwu, Sichuan Prov., China...Linwu Co., Hunan Prov., China, 44 Hambergite Stak Nala, Pakistan, 55 Helvite Jinlong, Guangdong Prov., China...Pseudoboleite Amelia Mine, Santa RosalĂ­a, BoleĂł District, Mexico, 33 Pyrite Quiruvilca, Peru, 40 Pyromorphite
Catalog/List
Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...FLUORITE Dal’negorsk Tetyuche, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia It...12:00 PM CT   9 52004 MANGANOCALCITE Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru It...visit HA.com/5168 52005 TALMESSITE Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Drañ
Journal (issue)
14.5 cm, from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. James Elliott photo. Supplement to...on stilbite, 11.3 cm, from Rahuri, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, lndia. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement...crystal is 26 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. PEZZOTTAITE ...quartz with albite, 11 cm, from Nyet Bruk, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Roberto Appiani photo. "IMPERIAL" TOPAZ...crystals to 14 cm), from Mt. Malosa, Zomba-Malosa district, Malawi. Roberto Appiani photo. Supplement to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral species from the Stak Nala pegmatite, Nanga Parbat – Haramosh Massif, Pakistan: description and crystal...of the Nanga Parbat – Haramosh massif at Stak Nala, 70 km east of Gilgit, Pakistan. It is associated with...from the Biraya Fe-REE deposit, north of Irkutsk district, 145 km east of Bodaibo city, Russia. It is associated...magnesiotaaffeite-2Nâ€Č2S, ferronigerite2N1S, cassiterite, liberite, pyrite, sphalerite, pyrrhotite, galena...Konstantinos (Kamariza) at the famous Lavrion ore district, Atliki Prefecture, Greece, and named for its
Journal (issue)
cm, on matrix, from Ghundao Hill, Mardan district, Pakistan. F. John Barlow collection; photo by Harold...Gaylord's Tennessee Minerals Gellani Enterprises - Pakistan Gem & M inerals of Dallas Gemini Minerals Genady...Enough . . . Inc. Hallelujah Mines Hammad Gems - Pakistan Hampel Mineraiogical Museum Hendricks, Pat M inerals...Runner, Bruce & Jo Russell / Zuhl Saeed Ur Rahman - Pakistan Sandman, The Schlichter, Ernie Minerals Schwarz...- Russia Sunshine M inerals Syed Trading Co. - Pakistan Syntaxis Sunnywood Collection, The Thom pson,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granite from the Hub stock, HornĂ­ Slavkov-KrĂĄsno ore district, Czech Republic, with aggregates of polysynthetic...in the Hub Jo stock, HornĂ­ Slavkov-KrĂĄsno ore district, Czech Republic. Topaz occurs as irregular, anhedral...Utah, USA. At Qiguling, in the Qitianling tin district, China, Xie et al. (2013) described topaz in a...granite complex, Nigeria (Olabanji et al., 2005); cassiterite-wolframite quartz veins at Moina, Tasmania, Australia...granite (21-m), 20-m 19.59 677 Jiepailing ore district, south China 21-m 19.59 642 22-m 18.07 n
Journal (issue)
scalenohedral calcite crystals. The Terlingua mercury district, with a few smaller, adjacent districts in Texas... 15 cm, from the Wagholi quarry complex, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Don and Laura Aaron photo...cm, from Raikot, Chilas, Diamar District, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Celestine..._~__, Apatite on feldspar, 8.6 cm, from Bulachi, Pakistan. Under shortwave ultraviolet light (top right)...18.5 cm, from the Frazer's Hush mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, Durham, England. Right: Under longwave
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Be2AlO4. Twinned crystals from the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka. Photograph of sample R100130 reproduced...Gadolinite-(Ce) 1850 BastnÀs mine, Skinnskatteberg District, Holtstam and Andersson (2007) Allen et al. (1996)...Harstigite 1825 Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Flink (1917) Jonsson (2004) VÀrmland, Swedena...et al. (1994) Bertrandite many 5 Stak Nala, Nanga Parbat - Haramosh massif, Laurs et al. (1998) Laurs...et al. (1998) northern Pakistan Beryl many 5 Stak Nala, Nanga Parbat - Haramosh massif, Laurs et al. (1998)
Catalog/List
ÂŁ12.50 10. ANDRADITE (Var: Schorlomite). Graham Mts, Arizona, U.S.A. A pale-grey, layered Limestone slice...75". ÂŁ1 5.00 11. ANDRADITE/CHLORITE. Dir, North Pakistan. A lustrous, and foliated, dark-green schistose...crystal. 1.5x1.25x3/8", ÂŁ15.00. 30. APATITE/CASSITERITE/DRAVITE/CALCITE. Panasqueira, Beira-Beixa, Portugal...smaller upstanding xtls plus, a brilliant, twinned Cassiterite over acicular Dravite. 1.5x1x5/8", ÂŁ10.00 31...1.75x1.25x1", ÂŁ25.00. 71. BERYL/QUARTZ. Gilgit, North Pakistan. A matrix-free group of water-clear to
Report (issue)
Union & DMITRI BELAKOVSKJ China BY GUANGHUA LIU Pakistan BY DUDLEY BLAUWET Fluorite from Japan BY YOSHIRO... Iridescent Fluorite from Ohio's Findlay Arch District BY JASON MCDONALD 69 Canada BY MARK MAUTHNER...Spinet-law contact twin; II cm wide; Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan Dudley Blauwet specimen; Kevin Dixon photo Lower...including Naica, Mexico (page 72) and Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan (page 92). In addition to well-defined individual...abundance: Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (page 72); Berbes district, Asturias, Spain (page 38); and Seilles, Namur
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in rare cases verge on economic (e.g., beryl, cassiterite, columbite-group minerals, REE–Nb–U oxides, Li...diversified (Trout Creek Pass versus South Platte district or Iveland, respectively; Table 5). The REL–REE...significant minerals of rare elements [e.g., Stak Nala in Pakistan: Laurs et al. (1998)]. The subdivision of...from spodumenepoor occurrences (such as Drot in Pakistan, Laurs et al. 1998) to spodumene-enriched pegmatites...pegmatites are transitional into it, as in the Safira district, Brazil (Bilal et al. 1997) and Elba, Italy (Pezzotta
 
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