Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Gems in Gilgit Baltistan




The three mountain ranges of Gilgit Baltistan Himalayas, Hindukush and Karakoram contain many minerals and gems including emerald, ruby , sappire, aquamarine, moonstone and amethyst.
A number of other minerals are also found the region , such as [eriodot, tpurmaline, topaz garnet, red spinal parasite, diopside, sphene ,  apatite, azurite, rose quartz and agate.

In Hunza well-formed pink to red crystals of ruby are found... 




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