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Gilgit-Baltistan
Dassu / Braldu Valley pegmatites
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Aquamarine, apatite, and the famous Dassu-area gem pockets.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene leucogranite pegmatites
Gateway to the upper Braldu pegmatite country toward Baltoro
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