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Locality Name:
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.79

mindat Locality ID: 156271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156271.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan": 51
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna)
Braldu Valley
Gharmung Area
Haramosh Mts.
Rondu (Ronda; Mendi)
Satpara
Shigar Valley
Skardu
Skardu Road
Skiu Valley

Latitude: 35°32'3"N
Longitude: 75°30'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.534166666667,75.508055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteAutuniteAxiniteBerylBerylloniteBrucite
CalciteChevkiniteChildreniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLöllingiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhenakitePyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStibnite
StilbiteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteViitaniemiiteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beryllonite  (*)Billwiseite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Ferrowodginite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluornatromicrolite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hambergite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stellerite  (*)
Stibiocolumbite  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triplite  (*)Väyrynenite  (*)Viitaniemiite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21954443419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2795414,95417,95418,95421,95422,95425,95427,95428,95430,95431,95434,95436,95437,95438,95439,95440,95447,95449,95450,95451,95452,95453,95454,95455,95458,95459,954608803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3495427,95442,95451,954532353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21954542162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1954533250
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O395436,95438,954541272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2295427,95454260
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)195451255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2195453606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182795411,95413,95416,95417,95421,95422,95424,95425,95427,95428,95431,95432,95436,95437,95438,95439,95440,95442,95443,95447,95450,95451,95453,95455,95458,95459,954604286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)295425,9543847
Billwiseite  (*)Not in a structural groupSb3+5Nb3WO181954531
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2195461462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)595412,95444,95454,95456,9546127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2295451,954535171
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8195454577
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)219541289
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6195451518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6195453289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31954141797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6495446,95447,95451,954544135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2395444,95454,954619895
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)795425,95436,95447,95450,95451,95453,95459520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O295447,95453128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)395444,95448,954548173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)195451551
Ferrowodginite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Sn4+Ta2O8295436,9543716
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1395411,95418,95421,95427,95436,95437,95438,95445,95447,95450,95451,95453,954542740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21295418,95421,95422,95425,95426,95427,95428,95438,95443,95451,95453,954589617
Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F19542713
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19542724243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO319546170
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)37.73.7901544
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)495445,95450,95451,9545381
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6295444,95454741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3395418,95454,9546014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)195412469
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)1195421,95424,95425,95427,95430,95435,95438,95450,95451,95453,95458119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3395444,95453,954545433
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4195461359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2195453762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419545314899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1695412,95414,95421,95422,95425,95427,95428,95436,95438,95440,95447,95450,95451,95453,95455,954594924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)195425200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1954531508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22095414,95421,95425,95427,95428,95430,95431,95436,95437,95438,95439,95440,95444,95447,95450,95451,95453,95455,95459,9546017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O295438,954532994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)395411,95418,954272349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3195461495
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)295421,95427326
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O695421,95422,95427,95447,95451,95453140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2295427,9545339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23195411,95412,95414,95416,95417,95418,95421,95422,95425,95427,95428,95430,95431,95432,95436,95437,95438,95440,95441,95447,95448,95449,95450,95451,95452,95453,95454,95455,95456,95459,9546061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1954251711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO27.73.79495412,95415,95444,954545614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)295441,954544894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)7.73.792495411,95414,95415,95417,95418,95421,95422,95427,95428,95431,95436,95437,95438,95439,95440,95447,95448,95450,95451,95453,95455,95458,95459,954602705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7.73.79395415,95444,954546417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31095418,95427,95435,95438,95440,95443,95449,95451,95453,954591214
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O195427189
Stibiocolumbite  (*)NoneSbNbO419545313
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4295451,9545353
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31954173418
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6595425,95427,95451,95453,95458211
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O895411,95412,95427,95442,95444,95448,95451,954544899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22495414,95417,95419,95421,95422,95424,95425,95427,95428,95430,95432,95433,95436,95438,95443,95444,95447,95450,95451,95452,95453,95454,95458,954591476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21954182562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F295429,95459233
Väyrynenite  (*)NoneBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)295436,9545115
Viitaniemiite  (*)ViitaniemiiteNaCaAl(PO4)F319542712
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)295436,954535251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1954541025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000286Sample collected close to the village of Hemasil, adjacent to the Chutrun mountains
Giersdorf_00000287Sample collected close to the village of Hemasil, adjacent to the Chutrun mountains
Giersdorf_00000288Sample collected close to the village of Hemasil, adjacent to the Chutrun mountains


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_000002867.747.7-4Ca/KAge sets a maximum constraint on the age of peak volcanism in the area to no more than 9 Ma TK505    156936Chutran (Chu Tron), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanChutrunVilla et al. (1996)10.1016/0040-1951(96)00086-8T260_201 
Giersdorf_000002874.173.813.99±0.18Ar-ArAge sets a maximum constraint on the age of peak volcanism in the area to no more than 9 Ma TK505    156936Chutran (Chu Tron), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanChutrunVilla et al. (1996)10.1016/0040-1951(96)00086-8T260_201 
Giersdorf_000002884.053.793.92±0.13Ar-Ar  TK506    156936Chutran (Chu Tron), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanChutrunVilla et al. (1996)10.1016/0040-1951(96)00086-8T260_201 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R090015Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R090015
R060282Arondu (Arundu; Arandu), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R060282
R060419Arondu (Arundu; Arandu), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R060419
R070145Niaslo (Nieosla; Niesolo), Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R070145
R070645Shah Nassir Peak, Nyet (Niit; Niyit; Niyil), Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R070645
R050599Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R050599
R050600Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R050600
R050590Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R050590
R130070Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistanhttps://rruff.info/R130070

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