Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mingora, Pakistan
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: talc, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: talc-schist hosted emerald
The Swat (Mingora/Gujar Kili) emerald deposit is a well-documented commercial emerald source.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Mine workings, past regional instability
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