Stan, from the Persian "stan" is a transliteration of the Roman alphabet, the original meaning is "the place where the people live", generally refers to the relatively large area of "area", "area", and for Pakistan, it means "holy land", "halal land". Of course, for Chinese, there may be a different kind of affection for Pakistan, because we call it "Pakistan Railway"!
Pakistan At the foot of the snow-capped mountains
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has a long history, and the ancient Indus River civilization was born in the territory. Pakistan is located in the northwest of the South Asian subcontinent, bordering India to the east, China to the northeast, the Arabian Sea to the south, Iran to the west, and Afghanistan to the northwest, with a coastline of 980 kilometers, but the strategic location is very important (the Gwadar Port, which was built with the aid of China and Pakistan Railway, is only about 400 kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz, the main channel for global oil transportation).
Pakistan's geographical environment is mainly mountainous and hilly, the highest peak in the country, Chogory Peak (8611 meters above sea level), the Himalayas, karakoram mountains and Hindu Kush mountains, three world-renowned mountains converge in northwestErn Pakistan, forming a magnificent and peculiar natural landscape; the southern coastal area is desert, and to the north is a continuous plateau pasture and fertile land. Pakistan is rich in mineral resources: coal, natural gas, oil, iron, bauxite, chrome ore, of course, we love jewelry and jade, dear jewelry lovers, and then look down!
Sapphire necklace
Kashmiri sapphires Kashmiri sapphires are mainly produced from more than 5,000 "supreme wonders" in the world sapphire world, and people who like jewelry are proud to be able to collect a top Kashmiri sapphire! Kashmiri sapphires, from light gray blue to cornflower blue, are the most respected, and although they also have ribbons and various small inclusions, their velvety soft tones are confusing!
At present, although the cornflower sapphire in Pakistan and India is precious, the production is very small, and it was once on the verge of extinction, so the price is extremely high. The so-called cornflowers on the market are mostly provided by Sri Lankan jewelers, not produced in Pakistan or India, reminding the majority of treasure friends: jewelry is risky, and collection needs to be cautious!
Pink topaz
Red Topaz Natural pink topaz itself is relatively rare, so it also belongs to the "Shirley Topaz" that is closely inferior to the imperial level, but there are not many sources in the world. This natural red topaz produced in Pakistan is mostly light in color, rarely darker red, and although the color is not red, it is also quite precious. Pakistani red topaz Mohs hardness of 8, pure crystal, transparent, the color of pink, pink, rose, red light purple and other red tones, is a very rare natural high-quality topaz variety!
Emerald Emerald Emerald is one of the world's four most precious gemstones, the birthstone of May and the commemorative stone of the 55th wedding anniversary, and is highly respected in the jewelry world. Pakistan Emeralds, there are two main gem-grade emerald mines, Gujar Kili village and Kazmi et al north of Bengula, but mainly concentrated in the Swat region of Pakistan. Emeralds in the Swat region often symbiosis with chrome mica and dark green chrome tourmaline, appear in limonite shear zones surrounded by talc-carbonate surrounding rocks through tiny quartz veins, distributed in scattered or crystal clusters.
Emerald rough
Pakistan's emerald mines are one of the earliest known emerald mines, which were discovered earlier than Colombia and Brazil, and entered the eyes of the world along the ancient Silk Road, but gradually forgotten with the decline of the Silk Road.
Pakistani emeralds are brilliant in color, ranging from green to blue-green, comparable to the world's finest emeralds, with high crystal transparency, but unfortunately the crystal grains are generally smaller, and there are not many finished emeralds that exceed 1 carat. A few pictures are attached for reference.
Heart-shaped peridot
Peridot Peridot is a low- to mid-range gemstone commonly found in the jewelry world, but its soft yellow-green hue is loved by women, and peridot is the birthstone of August in the Western world. Pakistan is the world's high-quality peridot well-known production area, the main production area is concentrated in the northern and northwestern parts of Pakistan Hindu Kush, Himalayas and Karakoram Mountains regional boundaries, its colors are mainly: yellow-green, golden green, thick green, etc., of which high-quality peridot is transparent olive green, emerald green or yellow-green, soft, warm color, pleasing to the eye, fascinating.
"Pakistan iron" gem resources are relatively rich, in addition to the above, such as tourmaline, green calcium garnet, crystal, etc. are distributed, in addition to high-quality marble and other jade species also have output, but due to geographical reasons, many areas are inaccessible mountains, natural conditions are very harsh, mining is extremely difficult, therefore, many gemstones have not yet been fully available!
Green calcium chromium garnet
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