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Locality Name:
Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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

mindat Locality ID: 5711
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5711.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Basha Valley (Basha Nala; Basna), Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Arondu (Arundu; Arandu)
Bien
Bisil
Chutran (Chu Tron)
Dogoro
Doko
Niaslo (Nieosla; Niesolo)
Phuldo

Latitude: 35°47'53"N
Longitude: 75°23'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.798055555556,75.392777777778

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 B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChevkiniteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMicaNoneQuartzRutileStibniteTitaniteTopazTourmaline

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Corundum  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stibnite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)395414,95417,954188803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18395413,95416,954174286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19541227770
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)219541289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31954141797
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1954182740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21954189617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319541814640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)195412469
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)295412,954144924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219541417380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1954182349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2595412,95414,95416,95417,9541861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO27.73.79295412,954155614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)7.73.79495414,95415,95417,954182705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7.73.791954156417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31954181214
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31954173418
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1954124899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2395414,95417,954191476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21954182562



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


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