Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan
Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: aquamarine, fluorapatite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: pegmatite aquamarine and tourmaline
The Shigar Valley is a world-renowned documented source of aquamarine, topaz and tourmaline pegmatites.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High altitudeRockfall, remote glaciated terrain
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