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Gujar Killi emerald deposit, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gujar Killi emerald deposit | Deposit |
| Shangla District | Administrative District |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province | Province |
| Pakistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 50' 3'' North , 72° 35' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingora | 279,914 (2013) | 21.2km |
| Shingli Bala | 4,000 (2017) | 40.4km |
| Battagram | 700,000 (2016) | 43.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gujar Kili
Easternmost emerald mine of Swat Emerald Belt.
The Gujar Killi emerald deposit occurs in the Mingora ophiolitic melange of the Indus Suture Melange Group (Kazmi et al., 1986). Rocks in this ophiolitic melange are sandwiched between Saidu graphitic schist in the form of discontinuous lenses, sheets, and blocks that range from 6 m to 300 m long and 3 m to 200 m wide. Talc chlorite schist is the dominant material in the ophiolitic melange, but four subunits are easily differentiated on the basis of mineralogic composition: talc schist, talc carbonate schist, carbonate talc schist, and carbonate (Bowersox & Anwar, 1989).
Some emerald-hosting, magnesite-rich rocks of the Gujar Killi area contain sulphides and sulpharsenides (Arif, 2003).
Currently the mine site described by Bowersox is not active, there is another mine site nearby which is also near the Gujar Killi village and also is known by the name Amni mine (Bakht and Shah, 2025).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| โ Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| โ 'Chlorite Group' |
| โ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| โ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| โ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| โ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 References: |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 References: |
| โ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| โ Siderite ? Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| โ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| โ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| โ | Siderite ? | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| โ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| โ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ | Muscovite var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| โ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | โ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | โ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | โ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | โ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | โ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | โ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | โ Pentlandite | (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | โ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | โ Pentlandite | (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | โ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | โ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | โ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | โ Pentlandite | (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| Ni | โ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | โ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | โ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Himalayan Orogenic BeltOrogenic Belt
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Gujar Killi emerald deposit, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan