Mine #3, Mingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

The host rocks are enriched in dolomite, and are characterized by the presence of quartz-calcite veins, veinlet zones and stockworks with small emerald crystals at the intersection of mineralized fractures.

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

Gemstone List


Copyright © Jolyon & Katya Ralph 1993-2024. Site Map. Photographs are copyright of the individuals who submitted them. For more information please contact the . Gemdat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free gemmological information to all.