Pakistan

In the early 1980s, emeralds entered the world market from the North-West Frontier Province. The main emerald-bearing region is Swat Valley. Pakistan emeralds are pale to deep green in colour with rather distinct dichroism from bluish to yellowish tints. They have good transparency and saturated colour. Their sizes are not large, and cut stones do not usually exceed 1 ct. Stones of 2 to 3 carats and good quality are very rare. The emeralds have high RI (1.582 - 1.602) and high density (2.75 - 2.78 g/cm³) due to enrichment in admixtures. Typical inclusions: dolomite, calcite, fuchsite, chromite and talc. Gas-liquid inclusions are common. The genesis of Pakistan emerald deposits is considered as pneumatolitic-hydrothermal or hydrothermal.

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

Gemstone List

Gem list contains entries from all listed localities in region.

Apatite
Axinite
var: Ferro-axinite
Axinite-(Fe)
Bastnäsite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Emerald
var: Goshenite
var: Morganite
Beryllonite
Brookite
Chondrodite
Clinozoisite
Corundum
var: Ruby
var: Sapphire
Datolite
Epidote
Feldspar
var: Adularia
var: Orthoclase
Fluorite
Garnet Group
Garnet Group
var: Almandine
var: Spessartine
Herderite
Lazulite
Lepidolite
Parisite
Peridot
Petalite
Pollucite
Sapphirine
Scheelite
Spinel
Spodumene
Titanite
Topaz
Tourmaline
var: Indicolite
var: Schorl
Triplite
Vesuvianite
Xenotime
Zoisite

Gemstones from Pakistan by Colour

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Localities in this Region

Pakistan
Pakistan
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