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Hispar Glacier, Hispar, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani
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Hispar GlacierGlacier
HisparVillage
Nagar DistrictDistrict
Gilgit-BaltistanTerritory
PakistanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 9' 8'' North , 75° 3' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.15229,75.05666
GeoHash:
G#: twmmevqd6
GRN:
N25E43
Locality type:
Glacier
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra


The 49-km-long Hispar Glacier, one of the many feeders of the Indus, occupies a long and nearly straight valley, running roughly parallel with the crest of the Karakoram. It is gashed by rather short and steep transverse valleys. From its western part six tributary glaciers descend to the Hispar, but its eastern and upper portions practically unbroken. A rather long and flat snow saddle, the Hispar La at an elevation of 5,128 m a.s.l., parts the Hispar from the 67-km-long Biafo Glacier, which descends towards the south-east, to create the world's longest glacial system outside of the polar regions.


Samples of rocks and sands from the glacier moraines were studied by Roccati (1909).

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17 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ 'White mica'
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Roccati, A. (1909) Sopra alcune roccie e sabbie del bacino del ghiacciaio Hispar (Himalaya nord-occidentale). Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 33-46.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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