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Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan

Tormik Valley, Pakistan

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pegmatite gem minerals

The Tormik valley is documented for aquamarine and pegmatite minerals in Baltistan.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Altitude, steep terrain

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