Farooq mine, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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Disseminated clusters of emerald crystals and rare quartz veinlets are observed in crumpled zones of talc-chlorite-dolomite schists. Such accumulations provide a major part of the high-quality emerald raw material.

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

Gemstone List

Beryl var: Emerald