Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: ruby, pargasite, spinel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: marble-hosted ruby and pargasite
Hunza is a documented source of pink-red ruby and gem pargasite in marble.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Altitude, rockfall, steep terrain
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