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"Skiu Valley", Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| "Skiu Valley" | - not defined - |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | Territory |
| Pakistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 74° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~220km
Mysterious obscure and untraceable toponym.
Reference paper states: "In his 1901 memoir, Macmahon described a greenish yellow calcareous serpentine from the Skiu Valley, Shigar, Baltistan, as bowenite (or pseudo-jade) which, because of its hardness (H5), has been used extensively in the local manufacture of cups and vases, and is known as Zchirmora."
Reference paper (1986) studies a sample without specific locality of origin and not directly related to previous paragraph, so I think this paper is, to say the least, doubtful as locality reference.
Besides listed minerals have nothing to do with well known Shigar Valley species.
On the other hand, in this area there is not mining activity of any green rock to supply an โextensively useโ as cited.
Stays here for future research...
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ 'Chlorite Group' |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| โ Geikielite Formula: MgTiO3 |
| โ Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| โ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Geikielite | 4.CB.05 | MgTiO3 |
| โ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| โ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| โ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | โ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| O | โ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | โ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Mg | โ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | โ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | โ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Ti | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Himalayan Orogenic BeltOrogenic Belt
Pakistan
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- ⭔Skardu AreaRegion
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"Skiu Valley", Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan