Gujar Killi Emerald Deposit, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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Emerald deposit in the upper reaches of the Swat River near Shangla pass is of economic importance due to the high quality of emeralds. Talc-dolomite schists containing four emerald-bearing zones, up to 100 m and more in length and several meters in thickness.

Ref: E.Ya. Kievlenko (2003) Geology of gems, p. 98

Gemstone List

Beryl var: Emerald