AQUAMARINE ::

•  It occurs in the Shigar valley of Baltistan, Chitral, Kaghan and in the Neelam Valley of Azad Kashmir. The Gem is transparent and ranges from sky-blue to sea-green in colour. Like the emerald, the Aquamarine belongs to the beryl group and has hexagonal crystalline structure, but is always step cut.

EMERALD::

• Some of the finest Emeralds in the World are being mined in the Picturesque valley of Swat. According to Dr. Edward Gubelin, the Celebrated Gemmologist, these Emeralds "have become well known for their brilliant, medium to deep green colour as well as for their unique transparency, comparable to the fines specimens from Muzo, Colombia.

• Emerald is the most beautiful of the coloured stones & hard and geologically rare. They represent a major member of the classic group of Gemstones with Diamond, Ruby & Blue Sapphire. Emerald from Pakistan is fortunately able to combine freedom from the most unsightly inclusion with reasonable range of size & quite magnificent colour

FLOURITE ::

• It is found in Chitral, Dir, Hunza, and Balochistan with the largest deposits occurring in the Northern part of the Koh-e-Mardan range of Kalat. It occurs in discontinuous veins in nearly all types of rocks as clearable, granular and all types of rocks as clearable, granular and fibrous masse. The most common colours are green, yellow and blue, but it is also found in various shades of red of and brown. Ranging from transparent to nearly opaque, it can be facet or cabochon cut.

GARNET ::

• Collective title for a certain family of minerals. They have the same basic structure but all are not of gem quality. The pyrope which is blood red, almandine which is purple and grossularite which is green occur in Dir, Swat, Quetta and Kalat divisions. Garnets are one of the commonest gemstones widely use in jewellery. They can be facet-cut and cabochon.

• It is found in the tribal areas of North West Pakistan and adjacent Afghanistan. It is for a brilliant blue color with golden specks caused by inclusions of iron pyrites. The structure of this opaque stone is extremely complex made upon from a number of different minerals the most important of which are calcite and lazurite.

• It is an attractive green colour gemstone and was known as Topaz in ancient times. It is mostly yellowish green, takes a good polish, suitable specimens has faceted into brilliant stones of high quality.

• Deposits in Pakistan occur in the rugged and almost inaccessible territories of the hilly regions in the North making mining of this stone is extraordinary difficult. The most extensive ruby deposits in Pakistan are located in the Hunza valley of the Gilgit Agency. The Hunza Ruby is of a transparent deep red variety.

• The Gem has a gradation of colours ranging from light to deep red. It is seldom without inclusions; almost all rubies contain tiny crystals for foreign matter. Some have a glittering silver web of very fine futile needless which cabochon cut display a six pointed star. The stone being brittle is generally step-cut, whilst the 'star-rubies' are cut end cabochon. After Burma, Hunza is the only other region in the world that has produced "Blood Red ruby.

• It occurs in Chitral, Gilgit, Swat, Dir and Azad Jammu Kashmir. It is found in thin pencil like crystals and comes in a wide variety of colours controlled by the different metallic content. Golden yellow, Golden Brown, very bright line green and pink tourmalines offer a wide variety to the jewellers repertoire. It is usually transparent and can be facet cut.