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Gilgit-Baltistan
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza (aquamarine)
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Sky-blue aquamarine, muscovite, feldspar in high-altitude pockets.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene pegmatite / alpine cleft
Source of top gem aquamarine clusters since the 2000s
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